Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1833-05-08

sp", and he wa, hurried from the deck Of
az S,,, b, gentlemen present, to prevent his
.,,T sitlrd upon the spot, and not with any de-
,,,n Of assisting hin IN an escape
r., a,io,I Kingdom ia Siam The class
,.o,iles IS extremely numerous, and many
,,,n.,, them have peculiar characteristics. For
- ,be Chalin, small lizard, in order 10
,.,s,.r,rp i,s speed. Is provided with wings or
",b.,fs sin. l,ing closc to the breast, which it
.,.s,l, Oh, as the OCCASION requires, and the
Foam. another Of the same species, which at.
"a. N the length of eight or even ten feet, but
he m means yenOm0uS, and lives upon the
r,,,l j, sucks from COWS and goats. LIZ Is OF the
am, class as the leguln Of America, aud is like
:, found about Lake Como, in Italy. IhiS
anal Is Of i hilcnus aspect; lis skin Is OF
l,,Ii,h brown. specSled on the stomach with
,,e ,po,,. anil i. has an inflated protuberance
,,rnins alons lts back from the head to me root
he tail, which is between three aud fOur inch
;, bi,h. aud stands on end like a comb The
,,ne,e b,licye It's very look to b. mortal; it has
n, teeth, bl, gums OF horny substance The
W, Ma or elephant serpent. thus named from
, resemblance to the elephants tail, Is OF a tau
colour, ana on i've thches ' u'ane'V' WI Tvs o""si
pt Il i, not oi a yenOmous kind. The Nsu Sal
or ire serpent, is endued with poison which
p,plaecs the SANE effect on the human system
nsasiy, a. IL fire was applied to il, and is rapid
hta'; alter the bite the flesh becomes black,
MI as il il had been burnt or set on fire. The
yya Hay, OF barking serpent, IS species OF rat
lesnske of the ms, dangerous description; Tor
unles, assistance be immediately at hand, most
eicru'iatins death is rapidly consequent ON It's
Nh. Tho Nm S,ro rrayan. or sunbeam serpent,
'1ceis every other IN beauty, as much as 1t ex-
'eed> them IN ma''g 'ancy; F" grows toa ieoS'h
OF two leet' Is IN colour o, SKY o'ue ooruerhS
upnn violet ana as daZzlhs as crys'ai whsn
les IN 'ne SUM- IT'S sea'e' .'en cunt ''""" us''
nysOa the reptile loses all MS splenu'r al nisht.
HE Nsa hlan@Shon' or man attacking so'pen''
'a'ae' '!seii rounu the meek, a"u SURROGATE. us
Nenm; II. haunt lies along Tue sea coast 'ne
w sing Is 40, Nen'nous repU.e' OUT ""en II
,sIrn 10 ,aI,. ,"s.rds 10 nh;sn,. - soon .s
+ ,s,rEs. !, ,rs ssrnen, aim: a ,ramanJm,s
Nav, with il. tail and ,bso nnrsues tic corrsp
IN M. r,.,oo, :, r,s.,,I.s nc Ia. h;no s.r,ont
orC.rr,n rho .o,,n,,, .ho"nJs - n;.r,I,
IN, fascination ~ H. sun ;,soIf frod, ,rss ~
~, he m,,ns or I,osa 60 ~ st;n ,vh,,b =,
g-oa: ~, s.ao, a;,t 80, Il !, -. 49, ~
.nsr;s. If 90, =. LAVA - soa, "t;oh ,h. na
i've, r,,,S 0nI natsn.ao 81 r'n l.s,.o.;nr ME-,
,O5 irssc,s IS uI;"L :, :. .o...;nI,, e., =,
should he observed Of the ssrnsu, .;nd ,hat
creep up the trees for shelter: and it isa fearful
sight to see the branches stripped completely
naked. and these uoxlous animals careering and
dartng ABOUT from branch to branch BY Ihous.
,n,s
The bees are of the same speciss as our Euro.
ppan ones: but their wax and boncv arc cnllec,.
ed from hollow tru,ts og ,ras, - nh;.h ,bav
build their cells. The laros hlark ant ~ mn:,
destructive quest. and 81 so,nns,a., t !, hunk.
worm, that there j. no salvation for ,onr Ibr,rv.
Unless 1t be surrounded by ditch Of water /,
!, foe this reason that the r,l,no,os drn,s,, ,he;r
books Of PRAYER in a I;nIo hn, hn;r, an n,ios -
he middle Of ,ts IT,. wv ua' 49,. "" p"ts a
tigers in siam H., ,,rnss, .nI ,be NI", u,
hem he,, S"a r, 'a'se.' an' ''e WIDEST 0,
Win rail 49,. Ia ''oS, N"ie" "as d sS'n s"'ped
""''e' ye'io" ahu oiacS. lhe Sua