, 1876-04-08

cloth, Horses suffer greatly from tho torment
Of tlIceo 1cccIles, and "etamp t'lo Etonn! ~
fury to a,akn thom, from their fn:loc&H TO Which
tl,ey hang IN boody tnsac1e." The hatsos Win
aro otnpIoyoA Al rslanqnin'leHsera l,ayo their
bsro legs soou adorned With "c',,stcra of them.
like bnncfca Of grapes" Tho rRpacious crra'
turca oc.nsionnliy drain 80 much Of tho alte-
their death.
Prot. ynn Denodcn rcia.cs, In lls woik OF,
'tinin,nt Parasites and A[eRsEa1cs." that, during
Tho cnnpaigsls III Egypt and Algeria tha tfcneh
uoldiots ofton suffered from leecl, (htenaolWas rs
rora1) that ahoui,1ed In fresh "atcrs ana ~
tackled tho mouth md lho hossttls. ln AiEeflA
It il tot uncommon for aol5iola to swallow
lcechas whtlo drinking 1prnE,whter. Wig u, 10
an eAicacious na we'll NJ hEreoahio tleat!isnt u.
ugly intrndo1s Among tho Hrec'ea u lccsl'n"
mentioned by tho author last Nunsch ta tHc tHs.
cojtflla lHmGricohies. which n 1oaha IN mos!
earth IN brazil, and |. blind. An"sher' tcsefabea
tho leugssl Of a foot md a half. Fortunately
thls forn,t1nbio beast Ii mot voracto'a b'ocd-
sucker, Wcso It no, 1t would provo AZ t!aaEerous
M enemy NJ tho anaconda: 1ho quantity o!
drawing Averages nbout adrnchn and bali but
The, l., B,lcrleH peculiar to Senegal 70 gittot-
ons Tint it viii taac in quantity about o'lna' to
| itn own weight.
that rcn,ain attAcod ttrougl, Tito to other hi'l-
mails, and May. thorcf fuso. bc considered true
Parasites They aro found chiefly upon :ish,
especially npon tho bass, hnlilut. basbel. dab,
aud ,litIerent sccics Of gndnl's. Among several
American LoecheB described by a. L. Vera ate
Two that infest fish (Fu"tlntHs ptsculcntux) in
habitug tho Cotneckicut ltiynr. 4 largo and
latltlsnmc species Of Tontotteita is forni OIL the
ray. Dtf1ortnt speeion hayo been discovered Ut
tac11cd to turtles, tritous, and frogs, ma also to
inycltobrnte Rniu1ai4. A small Senegal Brec'ea
liynH upon tho respiratory apparatus Of mol
luce. Ono elecleH, belonging to ChIli, ilns loo''
taken from the pulmonary Hac Ut tue +iuricAtd,
and another from tho lroticsr OF crab, one
species OF 1fatacotde4a dwsl1s In tho btunthsr OF
tho 1Tenus tIoieta, aud another Of tho hsme
KouuB IlvoR under tbs foot Of tho Mya H,sncdt1.
| In the fresh wnters Of Eutopo tho Ilscie0!a
1eoHtlra-n BmAt hapdsomo i.cecl.-ntcats tha
CARP tcncl. nrd olher CNpstnidT, sometimes
! occurring in sur.l numDats that "thEy form
| around tho gli!A h!na Of living noss, which at
| last Kills tho ish.'
| Among tho curious spn.ies spokou Of hY I'rof.
| Tnn Ue.Iedeu. !" tho most Interesting tn efoty
roint OF Wow aro the UEaucl,clliotls Which In
habit lilo oeclrlcni ilshes known under tho
| name Of torpedocs, nrl wlicl, do not feAr to
choose m electric battery as place of af0do
| Theso 1}rarchellons nfHayd attach themselves,
| ~ It appears, to tho lower Hurfaco Of tho body
| and not 10 tim gills us las heen thought !; nat
khoy nte distinguished from all thoir conHenert
| by tufts OF 1ilaInents alung their sides. which
fIHYD Lesn compared 10 iyMplatlo bronchial.
| Tho Uraucl,elltonA live III tho MUCOUS products
| Of tho accretioIla Of tho akn md, tnnkcad o
being parasites, wo NAV consular th01i nt
worms paying libsra'iy for tho room wlslc!l thcy
occupy lu their host, BY maintaining Ills skin IN
| Cu0d condition."