Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-10-18

hste ,h.it way IN tie deep, sud orcup, themselves
IN the great waters" How sdnusby - Their
shape sdapted 10 cleaning Their wy through The
sstefy element how powerful, the muscles OF The
tail. by which ohiefy ,bey are propelled: hoo IN
grnioas the si'es,,nn and construction Of the An-
hlsdder. by which they enabled TO fise ot s'ns
at pleasure bot above all how beautiful 10 the
operhsui.m of thsir re-, iration That which TO
animals With lungs weald be painful and lseo-ioos
10. BY the sgbstiigton of glls. rendered easy, snd
free from trouble. The h,b flls tie mouth With
water aud instead Of swallowing, suffers !, 10 pass
through tie cills. To each branch OF The ell- is
distributed ,e,o snd artery, by means OF wh'ch
the blood is exposed to the sivii,,og principle con
taoed 10 the water, or in the cir ~hcb ls held dis'
solved in the water and thus the sane change IL
produced us IN US by the massage Of the blood
,hruug the lungs,--ii Is srterialxed aud rendered
81 for tho nutrn,cnt Of the body
In birds the great object seems 10 nsvc been
lighiness 10 enable them 10 soar through the spa.
cious fields o. air the element it was intended they
should occupy. For this purpose their bones are
hollow, and filed With air their lungs are con
,inuous, sith number OF hair sacs. which ron
down into the abdomen occupy ing much space WITH
little weight while, al tie same time, they assist
IN the rapid aern'ion Of the blood necessary 10
animals Of such quckuess Of aoiIUn and rapiety ui
Impulse. Their wings are widely extended, IN
comparison with the size other bodies, by which
means they are enabled 10 condcnse considerable
body Of air, which by It's elasticity, assist them IN
their fight To enable them to maintain their
position in the air, II Is necessary that the centre
Of gravity should lie beneath the line Of their wings
else they would tumble over in their fight. To
attain this object one Of the large muscles for ee
waiting the wing is actually placed with the de-
pressors ofthe wing the front of the breast and
made to torn as it were, over pully, to gain the
back Of the plnion aud enable to its proper
! action The means by which a bird, while sleep.
! ing rnainians lis hold on the branch, is equally
admirable. The Tendon running from the muscle
which is situated high up the thigh, TO the ey
tremies Of The taons, behind the joint, or e!
! bow of the leg. AS the bird sits down, this JUN.
is bent aud the tendon passing over it, is,of COURSE
strained from which the results mechanically tn,
closure Of The talons round the object which
they ar. placed and thus without any muscula
exer.Iop, the hold is kept while The bird sleeps.
/ And now as we approach man, aud the higher
order of annls, facts crowd IN such miles.
abundance in such rich proiuslon, that VIC know
not how TO reject, or which TO select. They ar,
too important to be curtulled, too numerous to b,
inserted at the end of an article. But bef re- W,
part, let's glance with minds eye over the few
but interesting, facts We have collected. Let III
observe the exquisite ingenuit, their beautiful
adaptation and suitability to circumstances. AM
shall we then attribute them TO a blind cbance,-a,
indisbriminatng destiny. No: we shall not S,
far insult our reason. Voceless though they b.
they declare in language not to be misonde rs,ood
the existence of an er-wise aud ever-bountc
Gus Crea tor, God over slI, blessed for ever"
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