Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1833-08-24
FEsoaIrY ov THE Wu:r. SHARK.

FEsocIrY oy THE WHITE SHARK
The white shark, in his wide. dilata-
bic Jaws. has SIX rows ofsharp. iriansu
lar teeth. which can be raised- or de-
pressed by appropriate muscles. a:
pleasure. lis velocity is such. that
nothing seems to he no e 10 escape. ami
its greediness is never satisfied. By
oae SFipe. OF the jaws. they can cat "a
nan IN two. Aired hot cannon bal. ia
sometimes lowered over the side TO one
OF these di>agrcea5Ie followers OF n
ship. which the seaman has the salts.
faction oil seeing the shark receive into
hi- Nawning throat.
At the pearl fisheries Of Sou'., A.
mcrica. where " h:se Sharks are numer-
ouS. visiting the mighty caverns in The
rocks, The water being SO clear that
small object may be seen 1t consider
able distance. the divers. familiar with
tic character of the monster are obi
eed TO go armed in seifdciencc. For
this. purpose, some carry long sharp
knife. As the shark mouth is placed
somewhat under the head, he ondeav-
ours to get over his intended victim,
and IL he discovers no disposition in
the Indian TO move, gently settles down
over him y it'll bis horrible mouth wide
ly extended. With the GOODNESS Of u
philosopher. the instant he is near
enoushto be reached, the divcrpiunges
the knife into his vitais. i very in
genious mode which is practised, says
a writer. from whom these observations
have been principally extracted. is for
The diver to carry down with him four
or five bard wood sucks. about two
feet long, sharpened at both ends. In
case he is likely to be disturbed in hi,
search for the oyster, by the visit Of
this hing Of sharks. be tbrusts one OF
the sticks between bis Jaws, rs he Is l.
the act OF closing them. This props
them asunder, and the force with which
they are brought 10 act on the stick.
securely pins both ends into the boaas.
aaG away h. goes without tie possiaili-
" OF remedy. Instances have been
known OF an Indian. WHO was so sharp
II set upon. that he gave away three
sticks in succession, before quitting his
dangerous post.
At the Marqncsas Islands. where
his shark abounds, the natives swim
Tn the midst Of them quite fearlessly:
iand the only reason why more fthem
are not devoured, must be the particu-
lar ease with which they are supplied.
with large fish. Whenever, however,
native is so unhappy rs TO be caught
b: one of them. his associates never
exert themselves in the& least, 10 ex-
trica.c him. because it is common
matter OF belle there. that sharks new
er seize any but the wicked-to Trans
gressors oliaw. and therefore the snen
deserve to die.
A gentleman OF our acquaintance in
forms US that he saw young girl swim
ming from Boston vessel waiting tore
ceivc a cargo Of sandal wood, with n
hea,v bar Of iron Oh her shoulder which,
she hadscontriyed TO steal from thc
deck. sac SWAIN under water a Ger
siderable distance, before coming up.
for breath. Isut tie moment she vas
seen. the boats put of 49, the expcc-
tation Of recovering the lar.
just d the loat, were so uear tsia:
sac WAS feafGli Of being struck with an
oar. hic.. was raised BY man in til
bow. she piunEc! = second ticle-t.,,
boats pursued the track. bu. rs she
came up to the surface still holding the
iron. might 7rhiie siar.- swallowed
her at one eIsrt, tie velocity towards
his ohiee; Being so great. that as he
rolled upward, the gil was driven
don :. lis tlroat.'