The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-08-18
JACKSON G. H., OHIO THURSDAY, AUGUST I8, 1870.

,,bo found ont wov of obtainin1
tbnir lnsoions dict no dyillino y hola IN
the lover norf or The tnhe throuoh
Which tLay insinnafnd fheir sucker
Variops na,uraIf.,s have since corrobo.
rated this testimony and have also spe.
cifed ,bo cornmo1 cfjrrhinp marcel
ofpern and several lirds nf monrs.
hood "a bavjno fbeir b,os.oors narf,ra-
ted in fine same wav
That the lower animals are not alto
ac,hcr s'rauoers TO the connection ba-
,worr cousr and effect, we NAV nre-
sn,na from tho rpporfs Of yarigps trust
wortbv observers An instance is men
,ionod nv DR. FIemiur He epeaks Of
Eoyir, fraonautly wIan in ZatI3gd
soon tRo bondad crow broa,, fhe shells
If those molIpsc; which were too hard
n he rgf Eors ds c5a5qt witb ifs bill
aIono bv hoatjog ,hem ao,ip-- stones
Win soo,e offLe laroar snacjes having
tor1sran e,roraer. .bafIs q different
.oarso or r,,ootrno1t odortad The
croG, with the sbeII in IFS claws. rises
in tho air IN what wr NAV snpposa if
foucies fine proper distance, and lets the
c,rfiva mollu.c fall arono stones. ney-
or ON fbo sand orany soft place. Should
,ba fleet ot,omnt not ba srrra.sfiIr q
second is fried, and if that fail n third
and so on-fhe bird each time mount
inc highcr 50 AZ 70 increase the mo-
mentIm If tLe fslI-tjll lbg shell is
shattered in riocas. and the temp,ina
montbful becomes attainable.
AMONGST the multitude of examples,
with some Of which almost every Que
mpst he aco9ajuled. cyemplifyino the
nowcr nossatsqd by the inferior animals
Of iptercommunicaiion Of IDEAS. it is
somewhat difficult to select any having
the charm of novelty. We may re-
mark in passipc. that. unendowed with
tbe ability for mutual conference, the
bees. in a hive. instead of being method
itself would often end in confusion
worse confounded." Inmore than one
Of the anecdotes quoted above from
Huber. we have seen bees acting to-
op,her in IN evidently concerted man
1er A French author Of the last CEN
tprv oives an amusing account of the
npnisbment inflicted on fcathered delin-
nncnts bytbose whom thev have wrong
cd The house martins are. as their
name imnIies in the habit of building
,bair nests under tLe caves Of dwellings.
and il is not at all an uncommon circum-
stance for a sparrow. with the impu-
denca insenarable from its nature. to in
stol itself in one of these nests during
tIe absence Of the owners, and set at
defiance every "notice to quit" The
martins. fnding it impossible to oust
the intruder, who, like many other BIZ
neds probabIy thinks apossession nine
noints orthelaw. summon tbeir friends
10 their assistance. and, while two OF
three Of the party keep watch at the
door Of the nest to prevent escape. the
others bring suppIies of clav. and COM
nIetcIv closing up the entrance, leave
The unfortunate victim to die by'sufiOca.
ton. The .luxury Of revenge" as it
has been strangely tergei, would APP,
near bv this account to be thoroughly
appreciated by the martin tribe. Now
in a case Of this sort some conversation
or whatever we choose to call It, mus
take place between the proprietors o
the nest and their friends We may
suppose the application for assistance tC