, 1875-12-18
FAMILIAR TALK.

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FAMILIAR TALK
neAzu,au r,,a7,Es AVN r,,nr, r,-e,,7,rp
Ono Of tio most sGundant and ,,sefni antm,I.
=, ...s,.s, ua'.u ,s,.s,a. - ~, I,,s.,. 1 M,s',
VI Mop'ra' SCUM '! At'',isa ~ Iae su..le, "aoh
yielda to tho nastves largs supply Of food IN
its acsh and its eggs. So eagerly and iuceB-
sanity has tho aninal been huntod for maav
vA,r. that crs,t na an tta n,,nb,ra a, ~. r,o.,
slime, thoy Aavo s'sccpt1b'y diminished within
quite recent poriod, aud the day seems zol
for distant whom ii may bo al.ogoehor sxtarynl-
natsd- Accort5.pc tn Mr. Franz Kc,lar thara a,o
avo sn.r,n. ~, ,n,.,.a ,,,ino D,, tha Am.ynn .n5
n'e areoles u sut,'ea n''ns oh rus nmaHon Aoo
its aflnonts tho largest and n'ost vauahio OF
which ia calod tho tnrtaruga. Tho market prico
Of this speclss Ass doubiea during the sass ha!s-
~, ,osn.a.ra. su r. T.. 1,,,a,a,, ~ ~ sn.aora
any 'aofe ecAfce' !" II n"a'ca ~ ai' aessonS'
and tho annual aaushtss ia euornous.
tho az sandy md slosla OF Of tie ryorg to deposit thor
.oos srd. -, tt.n .aon,hio5 In ;ocrolib,n r1n,.
ses3 Anu atv tu'u "ssonip'u - :" ue'oa'o," uuu-
pera. 30 DING aro lucy 20 Al aensak "uale on
species, that shoy easily become prey to tho
hunter, VINO ma Only % turn az many upo1 5aelr
nacks as no naa mnu 70 ma nisolNtea6 ~
Taea 1cn a. his 'csaufo. f, ~ sipE,s po'ncs nc,
Irai1 ue 1at1unuua, on tne MadelFA tlVoF. a,lIoV
Or uoo Turtles sse regularly ssoEht 10 each iay-
inR-season, bosuoe those, amounting 70 mahy
hundreds, that are tnkeu by passnE eanoes Tor
Immaculate consu"pt'on' Or 80 DO SeP' Is IVo
ThD tnftie, with "onaeT1ni rapid1's, d'Gs
large hole N tue aanti+ loot anu hh!l
daap, Wtaretn + leya from 1N to Goo
cgya. 80 great Is tho shrong OF nnlla-
efa itsont upon the samo WofK ana eheoi sof 70
often broken up and their contanta scattered
shout. lot tho dopredAtions that tho turtihs
nnWtttinxfy practice upon each other aro us
nosn'oR cGmp1ecI ~ n'sh snose Mo'ea .tey nnnes
% hv ia "ao Hunters ia atn,oss h,vnnd ronnnta-
| tioa. o. Tho Aladcira slouc, about 1000, 600
| seea are annually sacrificed ln tho mauutacturo
Of butter:
ts ennesapee m y. = cn,sny uaeq 8 T. 1of yos
Il, caokinr' +. IN a viIiainnn. somnounI' hoinr
,psdt with rasuineens disregard of pusits and
cleanliness. both To tho msscrials aud In
! the pFoceas o. manufacture Tho sGgs sro
Jug ots VI 'no as nes.'' duu ~ ~
- -. uun n,,nt,r trha .hsiia .re h-nsnn ~
toa usv w.. ,o 81 .ho ~ vo'1s r.,,osa
10 snex M se9w m sao ec g. ~ pos9a 70 tne sa ia5n o.
oil mo ia.s and j. thon rcsdy for usc. "Tno
Observation-Disclosures a. rnnnifoh1 innurJt,aa nava M
Eoller. .'and the circumutance that ofteii soma
| al Tim core hays been already stcbed by
tho sun, 1vo It m abomiuobjs dAyor recalling
to nntnd iiussjarleather and tsnuer,ea.
| Thn t.rtnrneN nnh other tf7tIos .re h,,ntea
with tho how nnd arrow out OF tho jsyinu sea-
| ann. lnnp. hno str,n Of pineapple f,trn IN At
tscbsd to tLe errow.head aud wound about The
anil This unroitB ~ tho gtriokon auitnal disea,
spd tho loosouel ehnft loatiue on The water,
shoTs The positiou Of lbs victim. Tho fshsr.
man has then out to haul In Lis prey, aud, 40
soou a. It rcachaa the purfaae. nntsh Il vlth a
hekyy biov,
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RARE MANUSCRIPTS. -...
1t IL stated that tho postngasse Government
m,u,aorintn hn,onr,no 10 ths 1,ouao Of tho l,to
n"'. ~. ~ n-t.,.n rs..' .'e
eoaas OF nan tontenco' tne ont'sa Masonm
bid Tor tho collection but tho owner, tho Mar
Quis do Sabuxoss preferred to loop tho manu-
eurints At homo, and therefore sold them for
-.,.t. ,.s. .,,,,o ~ mn, t.n ,,,a h.a,, o,ror.a
u. .'ss s,' fss . s." ~" as,,aas,." 'sa $1,000.
e97 documents, many Of which throw valuable
[ light upon contemporary Portuguese history.
t,erta,n of them refato Ia tha Cortas of r'orrea
n.r.a ,-,,o, os.o,,hl.d .s.o- t,,n dn,t =, x;,,,,
~ ~ ouSf y s
ass Mea y. ,.t,i na"s ~ ~ dnht
~, tu11p x.an.. n ,hs %s.tosH ~. Tn"tos
~ pas'asee - suo n,,',a A'sso'5 ~ .aD eoss.s "a.
some time examining the anuac1aps collections
10 hesnmlr, announce thAt he has putcnasod
aoont 80 docunanta, Aomo twenty ot which ara
WIZ wreten \, on baurgs laav<a. From a'udy OF these
haahnirsan era whlch 10 found 70 date from tho
year oo7o D. Q. Tha discovery Dr. Rah'er boz
ieyea VIII establish she dases Of TOO Aings from
| AVantlvAtman do~nwArds with perfect cortaln-
ty; In tho prosecution Of hln search for hiotori-
cal manakcr1psa DE. buhlar WI 60 from attuar
ear to Iamtno, "hofo tue Alahafa1a ls said to
hare 1lbrssy OF 3oo6 volumes, and thence to
Delhi. whers largo collection OF Digembera
JainA MHs. and several DEshnluioA lbFerea
e1iss. Attor this be will glalt 5eypur, A1msrn,
| In Csylon MF. L. Do Xoysa. = nagtva Chrts-
t!ao convert aud ths chlof translator to tho
CeyIoh dovofnmohf. ~ inapee1,ng no OLD maui
~ n,ns ~ t,,s ...e i,hi,' ~
luz Sh,cL he Las tskou Itats al tha vs1ious col
Ioctious examined, Anl obtained hundred
manuscripts Of raEo works IN order TO take
corha for the doyoFnment lntaEy IN Colombo
tnesn "otzs ~ ~ IT, u tre oes s,s
svts;cl' IL s,,n,,ad to r., ia sacona nsn ~ liz
Mahasaaaa" hu. waa supposed to bs irTecoy-