New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-12-13
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

TIRE CUTTLE-FI sH.-Mr. i. l.. HART, IN his
"Chspter on Cutie Fishes" in The american Ed'Tdhs
lesorbes his encounter with Of these octopods on
te coast OF Brazil which wound It's long arms covered
with numerous suckers around his hands IN such way
s 10 hold him prisoner for short time On renqusnlng
its hold il dropped the sand and, using It's long SHINY
huge and very tlpsy spider. The eute.hsh belongs 10
the molusks, branch Of the animal Kingdom Gst g
sac and 70 which Mr. Hyatt has applied the more ap
pirate OF Saeead 1t is distinguished rom very
barge head pair Of large eyes, and noun in % cir
with pair OF jaws AROUND Wblod are p,S scEers In the
common eutte.fsh squid OF our oOast u0 cosb
which long and Is igy TO the back but
loose in front. 10 is closed up 10 the nech, 90 The
tt o acSed 10 its throat by middle, is short
tube open at both ends. This tuDe or y nOn vs
moved about i'm any direction. The animal breathes 10y
means OF giis which attached to the 'front.' OF te
body inside the cloak and look ke he Inhes Oh sill
bosom BY means Of these glIls tno ar m 90
water breathed and they answer the same pup9se V
the cuttlchsh that o1r t5 cloeS in front So that
the water flows I'm between II ana the DOdy. Iheh IL
closes the cloak tightly about me neSki 30 1S INC Then
way the water can get out Is through Ihe sypo. t
IL contracts Orcby its coat ana the water is driven OuI
I'M let from the syphOn and the body is propelled IN an
opposite direction Ike rocket through the wafer. 1ls
syphOn flexible like water hose, ana can DO Dent SO
as 10 direct the stream not only forward but Sideways
and backward, so that the animal can move IN aose
Any direction, and turn sunlnersaults with peect ease
and rapidly do some cutteshes SWIM that tney are
able to long leaps out OF the water usually, now
ever. the animal swms backward win ltS long arms
in addition its eight arms two long slender tenacles
which may DO withdrawn into the body; The tam Is
pointed and furnished with lin on eacn siqe Inc ScIa
pods 10 which the Brazilian cutilesh belongs, nave
round purseke bodies and eight arms united at the
base with q web, and they swim by opening
aud shutting their arms like an umbrella III
this mode Of swimming they resemble the y,tlsheS.
Tie paper nautilus nothing the world bnt Ielnale
outtlefsh that builds shell. There was very pretty
story told of her habits by Aristotle the OLD Greek Rau
ralist which everyb body believed until quite lately He
she rode tho top OF the waves seated IN her Do
she'll aud spreading her broad arms to the winds Tor
Nqtla O.
or sJy,s oaiio ike other cuetsh she'll foremost only
occasionally coming to the surface Strangely enough
sAe holds the two broad, handlke eXtreines OF the
arms against her body aud the inside OF these arms
that secree the papeTke shell, which IS only sort OF
cradle for her eggs. Not so with the peaIly nautilus
which IS furnished with beautiful cOiled-up, peay
shell, formed the outside OF the animal Tue
shell 10 divided INTO numerous chambers, ana the
animal living in the outer one, builds partition across
the part of IL the shell grows Cutuehsh arc
sometimes for food by the Brazans, and different
species may be seen In the markets. Where one
them sim alive. Sometimes stoop 10 examine
one its body is suddenly sufused with deep pnklsh
glow BEFORE We nave lue 10 recover our s ploo ,,lS
color fades and beautiful blue takes its place as rapy
as "a blush sometimes EufusCs delicate cheek Tue
blue perhaps, Is succeeded by green, ana tneh lne
whole body becomes punk again; one can h9rdiy con;
coors which IS produced Dy the successive Hstenuon oI
OF little sacks containing fluids OF different cOlors
which situated under the skin The cutteshls also
furnished with bag containing inRy fluid which,
when the animal IS attacked pursued 1t elects into the
uay covering its retreat. 1t is from this fluid tnat the
color Sepia is made. Beside carrying an NIX
bottle some species of cuttlehsh are provided with
a long, delicate, horny pen, which forms a sort
of shener TO the back In some species the pen is hard
thick and broad and the cuttCsh bone OF commerce is
of TINS kind The species found in our waters is very
small. ana not nc all dangerous, being barely large
enough draw blood from the hand but III the tropical
seas they very large powerful and dangerous Tie
u,o-lsh is the original OF Victor HucO's deYhsh, SO
vivdly described I'm the TOers of the Sea-" IL the devil
lisa were beuehCent one, Mr. Hartt says no should be
sorry TO destroy our ait9 it, but il s he believes it
will be rather relief than otherwise 10 know that ID
some important respects Victor HuGOs story OIL IS
fable. The Krlkeu was my thlcal cuttiehSh OF IaDu
lOus size.