, 1873-07-06

WHY ths Red Sen ia Called Rel.
A question that las puzzled scholars found
solution some tiino since in tile observation Of in
American submarine diver. Smiths "Dible Die
tionary" discusses loaynouy the namo Of tho Red
Bea NJ written in tho Septnaglnt. The dictiona-
ry sur,nlBoa that tho nanle waa derived from tho
rod wostorn mountains, rcd coral 2oophytcs,
and natural reason which camo under our Anlori-
cans notice. On one occasion tho diver observed,
while lador sea, that the curious wavering sl!ad-
OWE which croas tho lustrous, golden floor like
Change and loso tis thonaelves. MS M purple go'y u
iptor,ning1cd colors darkenod tho violet curtains
Of tho rea chambers, -reddening gil .glintn and
tingoH with MI angry lro. lnstcah Of that lts-
ened TO crimson and opal Tho walls grow
purple, the tlonr red III blood; tho deep ltsof
was purp&ed with The yenous hue OF dco1i1lizod
life currents.
niAcont Tho aea at first assumed tho light
tawny or ycilosyah red OF sherry wine. Anon this
vino color grow Instinct with richer radiance;
as far III eye could soc, and flushing In the clys-
tallino splondor OF tie Arabian sun, wRa q gori-
ous Aea Of rose. rho dusky rod sandstone hills,
with border OF white sand and grcen aud How
cred foliage, like nil olaborate!y wrought cup OF
BohclninH g!aBn ena!nolcl with brilliant ti0Wors,
l.eld tho sparkling liquid petals Of that rosy zen.
Tho surface, OH examination, proved to DO cover
cd with thin brlckduAt lnyor OF infnsoria Slight
ly tingod with orange. Placed III IL wliito glaga
bottle, this changed into violet, but the wide
surlaco WAS that Of magnificent and brilliant
roao color II WAS new and pleanlng example
OF tito luAtroB, over varying beauty of tho OCEAN
world. 1t WIS caused by diatonucon, lninnto
Align, Which, Under the microscope, revealed dol
icato threads gathered in tiny h,ladlas, Alld con-
taini,,g rings like blood diBkB Of tint curious
cooring matter in tiny tnboH
Tins miracle Of beauty III not without its nnal-
ogios in other HonH. Tho mctlsEo of tho ArrLic
getls, an allied oxihtonco, pcnplo the nltEnnnrino
hluo Of tho cold, puro sou with tho vivid patches
ct living groom thirty miloa il, diameter. IheHo
minute Organisms lro tlnubly curious from
liolr power Of astonishing production nnd tho
strange electric lre tlloy display. Nlnntc ns
tieaa microscopic creatures arc, erely motion
and t1nsh III the result Of volltion, ad not moro
cllon.iu or mechanic phoBrlIoiesconcu. Tho lh2-
tocuris light flushing cirrus, OIL bong irrtatod,
in lrlililnt, klndi!nK sparks, Increasing III lhton-
hity until the whole orgnulHm ~ ll!nManatcu
The living fro washes over itA back, aud pencils
IN groonihll yellow light itH microscopic outline
Nor do tleBe little erentllroB luck Il bounty OF
thci: own. Their minute shields of puro iA,1s-
lucent slick aro deliberately wrought III mcro-
scopio symbols OF mimic floraltlry. They aro The
chiyalry Of tho deep, tho tiny knights with a1eo
md ctiirasB, aid oval hoHAy shiol carved III
auaint concoitH antl ornamental fnHllion. Nor
rtllnt wo tlespno tllen, we, NO rolleot upon teir
power OF nccsCtiun Tho Galll0nellm, invisible
TO tho naked oyo, ca,, Of tlleir horalllo Heltls
and 1iinty arlnOr, luaEo two cubic foot OF lAn
polishing H3ato In four days. Ivy atraininE hea
wator, web Of groeniat cloth Of gold, ilaln!I'at-
oil by their play Of Bulf-geuoratod o!ogtrlo l1Eht,
baa haon co1locted. humboldt aud El,enberg