According to Harper’s Magazine, one wealthy collector gathered thousands of fleas “preserved in spirits in individual vials, marked with the place of origin and with the name of the host, animal or human, on which the flea had been found. ”
مثلا ،‏ كانت كونتيسة روسية تهوى جمع المباول التي اقتناها الأثرياء والمشاهير .‏