, 1874-08-08

born" swim rs vol o. thoir mot!erp. But
tho chicf point OF ln,orost in tho Rrobc
IL tho ox1uislto silky, ailyory- y-whto plumago o1l
tue na1 pas of Tho dy is tns ran
orcstou Erobe tho ttntno Of eatn-Erobo IL mas
alHo n!traoted tho attention Of tlioAe whose bus
l,lose 1t III tO provide fur aud feathers fof tho
garnituro Of 1adtcs drosscs, and ts In groat ro-
luost by them. Tho Hktn Is usod to 1aate muGa,
Or CIT into strips for trimming hats mid Garrsoita
At Il sitting Of tito International ConHrcsB for
the Prevention OF Cruelty to Animals, Canon
Cooper stated TINT The grebo lug 70 be skinned
atYa til order 70 preRnryo III porftution tho hatt'Y
sflcon Of the feathors. II gournsands will oil
courage the inl.lnan practice of cran,n,iug Eecso
III order tllat thsy may fcnat on tho bird'a OIL
gorged liver, 1t cannot be specially wondered ut
isfy their appotto or atiornment. Still, in jllH-
tco to tho Inter, 1t houd DO snid that tlloy aro
gencrntly unaware Of tho torment IN which lilo
grnbo yiolda up lts life aud its plu'nage to o1-
Il was cymo who said, In commenting On tho
bnrbartY practiced toward tho grebo: un-
Fortunately, woman entirely fguorns agony In
tho matter of dress, md, considering hcr OH.
lii tllls rosect, It IL perhaps 1ardly 10 bc ex-
pcctod that Bllu will fool for tho grobo."
sYn'AN sroxaE-r1snEn1Es.
Tho bcBt epongcs nso brought from tho Lc-
want. An inferior spccioa III gathered In tho d.
hama Isanls n1,d on tho coaBt Of Florida; but,
for the finest qualities, commerce relies Upon tue
fisheries OIL the shofes Of Gambia. Darbary, and
Syria. The contles Of production in Syra are
TriroN, Rnad, Lattakin. and Datrouu. Tho
finest spoMgeH are found In tho vicinity OF Irt-
Mount Clrnloi 10 Aloxandrotta, is hunted over.
Tic tothl nnulat yaluo Of tho Syrian hshcrieu IL
from, slU0,uo0 to @ls5,o0o; but the, product IL
constantly eHBcn!ng, OF In aeeons M III Of oti ex-
t1aI 1,t1 Nusfj U
! lhe soason, wIlion extends from June to tho
middle Of October. Tie boats used aro Of tho
ordsnnry build, their ports doclted over, and
risged with d lus-Basl. Thay aro from IL teos to
four or five msu u,-one Of whom ia .cmplovod i'll
hnulng while the rost are divers. No wages arc
| taid. tho crew sharing equally III tho lrolta Ut
the tshing. Tho earnings Of good dlyor
| amount to ahout $500 soaHot.
The prac!ice Of diving docs not Hcem to bo in
furious to l.ea!th Or tn abLrovlato life. though
but few Aro abe to pursuo it after attaining 10
years Of ago. The bust Syrian divers ronaiM
! u'utes waAes 90 sasonslu. TnsYa aro inataMces Of
mon WHO arc abba to stay bslow 81 seconds, but
those arc rnro. Tho SIriau diver nercr ,,sos tllo
diving dress: but, with an open not around his
whit, Tor tho reception OF his apongeb, bo
gtaapa au onlong atouo attached to the huat oy q
ropo. and pltlnson overheard, Arriving at tho
| bottom, be deposits tho stone ut his fcct nn1,
retaining hold Of the rupo with one hand, tears
or the spongea within roach, and tl,rus:s thom
| INTO Lis not. NHen foauy 70 nEcoHu no Elycs
tie slgnal to tl,oso abovo by bores Of jerks on
| tho topo, md Il drawn III. Eaetl Beasun IL
marked by several fatal accldouts, which aro
generally tho result OF too grost daring. The
divor will sometimes quit His hold Of tic ropo
aud venture some daianco in search Of prize |;
| then, attempting to regain the rope, he will
| nlss The spot. AMI be unable to lind it. by this
misfortune forced to rise unaHnisted, ho oftor
strikes out dIagonally, and ia drowned before
reaching tho hllrface. Sometimes Tho diver IL
wounded by oontuct, in ills descont with pointed
and jaygel rocSs, or hIe rops becomes eniangletl
among thom, aud lIo III thns exposed, in great
depths, to tue peril OF drowning.
The best Bpungus aro found at depth Of 8 or
10 fatEoms,- that il, IL or 90 feet; but divers
descend to depth rangtug from 80 foot to l3u
fret. Tic aponges gathered i'll tho Syrian fall
cries vary mucli in size and qual-
ity, aud arc classified aB follows: j
The fine, wlito. bol.-shapod Hpongo,
known US tho "tuot-sponyo 2. The larg 9,
reddish variety, known as "spongo dc Fonlso, "
or ~ batl,-spongou; II ). Tho coarse red sponge,
used for housololl purposes and clcanlng.
Franco takes tho bulk Ut the finest qualitios,
| whilo the reddish a,Id common sponIoa arc aont
to Germany and England. Government derives
4 raveuuo from tais INDUSTRY amounting to y
tauth Of tho value Of this produce.