The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-14

NATURAL HISTORY sNAILs, ASGLs.woRxs, TIRE
TUBS.

6nsis are o kind Of amphibious oysters Dor
on land, of reputable parents, but able tew liv
TOR q time under water If circumstances seer
TO require IL.
They live in an ssrthen house, not unlike ii
Thar IL two kind ov snals, the hard shell an,
the soft shell. The soft shell resembles a nice
Of celfs liver, cut rounding, and gifted will
crawl.
This calm and innocent critter IL ov no mora
or phlsikal power, not az We know ov and If /
wasn't for the MYSTERIOUS knowledge ov Provi
dence, who doeth all things WELL % il would make
ioreordsired Yankee sweat tew guess jst wha
In sum fdrrin parts they are ct for food, but /,
would takes crate deal ov pepper sass to lokate
themin mi stummuk and keep them thare.
The soft snail IL slippery cuss, free from
bones. and slo gated, travelling about six inches
in cool day, and makes it his home WHARF WHARF,
things are damp.
They are ov 9 sweet disposishun, and don't Qit
mad and tare up the morning paper If things
don't happen to pc jist so.
which speaks well for the ekonemy ov the snail.
The hard shell snail seldum leaves home, and
when they do, they don't lock up their house and
put the key under the door mat, but take their
house biag enuf for snails; the snsiis ais under,
stand this, and don't take ennyboddy tew board
with them aud kick up muses..
Awl animals are sound on this identikal gooser :
Here end the natral snail.
AngIsworlas are ov arth, arthy, and crawl for a
living. Thet liv in rich ground; ground that
else, and wbfre angleworms rejoice, corn Is sure
to be bully yu want your angleworms ov
emmy size. you manure your sie. There Amt
nothing on stth more miserable tew ponder over
and weep about than q half-starved angleworm.
Angleworms are sure crop on good sile, and
handy tew hbe, for they plant and harvest them
sells. They don't take MP much room in the
ground, and pre- ez kind to children ez a piece of
It IL sed bd the naturslists that anrleworms lie.
rubbed on tfh rear ov the neck, will kure man
ov the lies. Il don't beleave this unless it kills
the man. Death IL the only reliable heal for lie
ing that has pin discovered yet.
When lieink gifts into mans blood, the only
way TO git il 'out is to drain him dry.
Angleworrhs are used az an article OF diet to
ketch fish with; they are handy tew put onto hook
and handy tG take oph, az emmy body knows who
has straddleA saw log and fshed for dace all
day long Sunday in q mill pond.
Oid hsherIgen alwus carry their worms in their
Anglewors,s live in a round hole, which thew
fit like gin1et, and are different from all other
. cresPs that know ov, for they alwns back into
Here the tatral angleworm ends.
Treetuds ire the only tuds ov aul the tud
lhInly VINO can Kline tree.
How they 10 ii IL an unfathomable mystery
Almost equal tew the milk in the koker nut
Philosophers awl agree that the milk is put into
the koker nut, and then the hole liz neatly plugged
up, but who The fellow liz who duz 1t the philoso.
piers are honest enuff, for q wonder, tew admit
they kant tell.
am glad thsre IL one man living who IL smart
eDuf to beat the philosophers. for they are
alwus a sticking their oafacktory into everything
and often make themselves sick for week, giving
reasons for things that they don't understand.
am afraid IL will 60 hard with the philosophers
In the day of Judgment.
The trsetnd is both male and female, but not
both tew once; the female don't climb trees, for
Obvious reasons. - ra.I.l. 80 go
When q treetud Ia on q tree they conform few
the customs ov the trees, looking and acting lust
Ike the trees. This shows good breeding, if
nothing more.
Ireetuds are good, steady singers, but they hav
ratner more n'usick than mriuuy thrr voices hav
been cultivated tew mulch; cutivashun spiles
melody for mel simply respect art, but wor-
ship and weep with natur.
About all tsat can be sed of these inseckt Is liz,
that they are aarmless parasites. whose chief am-
bishion IL tew kline tree, and be mistaken for q
part ov il.
Here naturally ends the treetud.