Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1862-03-06

end inla fin bntionly in point, and this
tail may be cOiled up beneath but cannot
move from side to side.
FISHES fins at the top, and the tail, are
meant to increase tue lateral surface, lvhilr
the tlns each side Of the chest (ausweting
10 toFearms) and those underneath tue
chest (answering to legs) are used simply
10 preserve The balance. The sea-borse
has no lateral-moviug iins. 1t has FIN
just below tho bHclSsOf what appears to be
tue head, which has steady vibration
driving il forward, while two lille fins
each side OF the neck keep the head ur..
Tile long tail is actually used like finger.
IL unrolls its long slim tail to take hold &
seaweed and other things, aud SO holds it,
self erect when a: rest. The tail, like the
elephants trunk, is an organ of comprc-
hensiOn. The fins have 81 vibration similar
to that of the fringes of star.tishes. The
horse-hsh has a steady gliding motion,
fishes. .'7'' 2 '-et'ff'i
RH 1t is'a FISH, and yet there are reasOns for
separating 1t as class, from all lishes.=-
Many creatures remAius ure found, whic!
partake partly OF the reptilc. The gar
fish Of tho West has distinct property
which IL the property OF raising and de-
pressing its head. The sea-horse has the
different pieces of its bnck. bones joined
together in different manner from The
fishes. if is2.es9d % 11.fst
3 Tie eggs, too, arc not dropped and de
serted, like those of fshes. The male has
\ pouch, Oh the under side OF lis tail, and
the eggs laid by the females are received
by the male into this pouch, aud laid there
till the eggs are matched and tue young
&rOHnltO size that enables Ihem to sHIm
alone. Mr.. Outing says that after leaving
the pouch they do not return again, for he
has raised Them here. The care Of the
young is always sigU of superiority in
the ahtmal kingdom, the highest classes OF
creatures taking the greatest caro- of their
young. Sometimes tile pouch. OF the male
sea-hOrse is swollen to quite 4 large size
by the young within, aud wbcu liberated
they will swim oil without aid.
The Professor closed by describing the
process Of tue Development Of the,egg.
a LETTER from.Port Royalgivcs this in
'eresting item OF eluye manners and GUS
toms: ,Ara 80 .s-sr..I 49,
"Christmns moruing at O'Clock went
TO see one Of these novel entertainment at
the slave village of Gen. DraytOn's plan
tatinn. whcu Inrrived they were enjoy
rug tueuSelNeS uuReiS. IHerC were Ten
females and six males, apparently Hu yOnug
formed into circle, all kept sbuIfiinS aud
keeping regular lime With their feet, in an
ddWdy tonne, but At the sumc time they
kePtuPtlIe breakdown. Verify, Thought,
this is the essence of old Garoiuu They
we're assisted BY two venerable old darks
who were sitting crOss-legged on the floor,
aud furnished music by clapping their
hands, and singing aahymn to the tune Of
coming out of the wilderness will
give you the words, as near rs possible:
they ran thus:
'ln dat morning all day
10 Jesus Christ WHa born a.r
oh llrS nAiieIl our lOr'l On de poplar tree
Aud nnale linn eat tie pepper and gall
In II little willie .ilerc come de Jesus
And never sretl de woman,
Aud dey drop hiIu down ON le corner LiIl,
And dey rUll him In lie holy sand
And den put our L, ,rIl On lie mk-whits hvrss
Aud bymc by he Lord he's gone
"Thus you will perceive the slaves have
their own idea of the Saviour. They kept
up this mode of worship as long as WAS
there, though | did not tarry, as had to
go on the intrenchments all that day"