, 1870-02-13
Frog History

yefy Interesting paper on "Fro2 History by
n: SssU ar. ihe editor es the z'stp1it. nas tpis
neeh nooHsne6, z Witch, Alter describing sae
1ce1s OF the tadooc firm the egg, and thst Of tue
perfect animal nom The ,atpoIe, he proceeds 10
60; sdcI the QUESTION wnetatr In sone cA4es the
tadpole ttage IS co. c.nlttel and tue yang ttor
emfrfes y rec: fEoE tue egg. For a *er'es Of
catts n support Of tn's re1arsaoe v;ez must
ftlet 20 me uscemofr number OF the Z.~ykl7t.s In
Nh!tn Mf. Newman co.ccA lae evidence n1 sev.
s:n1 IstuIalit1e. a. Mt E1Eard Lose, F. g. $,
MIS- Mt S%en0nam' %a,, et Mar9ae5;sr " t6e Isv: 4.
11slinT ltte 'roEs cf sarJ!rg sz-s ia cellars ant
cIse7 places which seeuei perfectly Inaccessible
70 these Aniu ais 1rom without. and whsch were Il,
41rJ 10 be ,o,aily oEeuited IL t.dpo,e NE. NJ.
Newman Ea:u:alJ 'iemurs to the cotc1stous
at wt:ca ihese observers have arrived, ami
cl ut walls acd trees TO Al e1tear that Would
to' DC ssueeany Xxi fsed, 1Ld he mus e1-
patns ins!t occVrrence IL places IN ~uc1 tadpo.es
COT 20: have existed. Tnas frogs can be pro-
cEced Without passtrE through ials stage IS l
.hinE WHO MI. newman. vetJ .m2Eosab {; but
sil TIC sns]ec IL one OF rurraeE inquiry
A yet q ore aa,ouEd.nc dos,triae mas !stslJ peeu
71t cA.ed BY VI. Julien. Fsecch rasuraa:,
Nh.en, II II bea.s cornrEstion, will mare tnsu
o sf ~ ros 'nt II a
sIs ane 70 lsJ ferris egg. sza pro AUG lts'e ,ai-
:aEed, f,on to1e roIds near Pans, loas
ss's'st.:s x1l;h q di.l-c:ion v.se fosaG
~ - u " fIA Et tS&N 6QQ knG OsAef
o,gsus Necessary for 1eproduc"oa. Amazed
sd 1aar n nese ps Use tsap,s.
f.Has .een1de1 b. seei7z that 20 Of them mad
.esc'l:td egg. Here, utfnr1nsa'ey, his ooie:vs.
The Co.n.ea IRON .hrnee rhese facts are Iasen1
!efaId:nR the fcftaer deve:opue1t Ct tie eg3s.
ina: tie !2drelts e3aaiEed By ". JaLfn we're
20 rhy 4io.oSica: importance, the woEdes ee!sR
TIA: a1J Al nrh.otan IN tie la.ral form saoald te
able TO produce soarE. Although he Term an
AID nevis, these an.u1l5 arc not Abe 10 rs.LIe
re1sA:ept1J IN AT AID ea:er a. the salne AssKe OF
tnslt existence. Taey afs Ea:as breathing aa:nn!a
sita eItercA atsLcn:E or Sits when lad 2lea AID
All, erea.hiEE arl!Ia.s vita lctenal lungs In lie
stu.. etsg~, the ofanc.kr disappearing a. tne
ns aoEeSel Sncs N toe:r sdas s:,ss % pTesen; aa,i
10th external erarthls aed interiA iunxt, aud
Wo1ca are conee eeQaeotl5 able 10 breathe With
T. ~ q ssss
!osrd u the dark GAZETTE n Adelsoerg, il Car
n:sia aa - ard ad2Aao:! described ny 81 e. DayJ
ee:an fcosn ressrding sne NOE s oi iqrss9, 1en:a
nafsasse osservasors have ls.ely rs Seea n nsd, us
snee :ea 'as so9e Rec1 e efssa9S Or ne eze :
cert TO Part1- These anlma,s, vseu IA!
srown, Sity tTou nine riches 70 4 root Of nor.
| frog Nl'n icng tail attached 10 ia hiadef cad
Vie G.!l On each aide being three ia Humber. WIT
scaI ran,1eaEons from Their 1nea Cades ii,
vA.eniul cale Of n. DurtrI tha axotosis tnas ar
r. rsed .: PA1s we're seen 70 Lay their Eggs IN muet
ne taEe naater as frogs nnd nerts; and iheas
| sfEs produced Ee~ RECREATION o. Jouug sznosls
pios.rg, a2fAtrzu!. tna, lhe nniua:a we're I9t
aunlta, eEa Eo:, as soGe n2sCEal!sts taotzo: ms
Esls @ 1a1T.1 form Of some ousnoxn 80 animal .at
| wh.eh, to his aEf 1enen,, after ssE.e rnEe = OF
thtiE external e!:s, aEd, lie tae t2dpole, 1nder
Ntas decided Il cd.1cauon Of foFn- y pace g
Ieaaztng the geological type pfe5ented y tnen
adult flor a. ceEt WntIe sous OF them under.
welt tnls ue:su orHnosls, sc majority retained
the:F s1l!k, srd rrctuced scung ores wt:a per
t.s:esf His he her osu, and a5derzotRg NO tur
| intr charge 50 that hers We HsEe An a1ina
ah,eh : espaete o. prcsdss:5g 5onsg ones q
| te.Trf, but osestEur- such different forms tha,
Il her ecnanoa et:stn we're rot knoEp sh.y
mercy TO two dl1tient fpec!es, but to two d'Ier
e.. zoocc,cil families. These remarkable cbser
| 7.ticns Of u. DuneEI, published IN 1887, !et
Prcft.toE MASH. a American ratura.,st, 10 il.
q1i1e whether similar antCal Possessed Of p,;i,
snd 'Etss. the S:sttsn 'teh.noI<s, fourd n lste,
N ne RcekI Noui ta'n'. ',tco feet above the sss
| Etders EFT s'rala- cnsu9ts <hen p1ared urde,
| dlcereIt eocel'lo2s from those II which it rasu