, 1876-04-08
LEECHES.

LEECHES.
There Is no moro odlons creature IN tho Whole
animal kingdom than tho Looeh' whose natna
has BECOME synonym for whatever IL 'usatiate~
~ yoracious aud bloodth!rsty. l. belongs to tho
lowfy ordpr Of worms (tinne!tdal. and "cars o
repalslyo form, In kooping with It's hatoful did
position. Tho family tNir-nisnidr) which III
cludes tho various species Ia iarge, aud divided
Into number Of geuosa. Tloy arc cliohy
aquatic, inllabiting fresh waters, set 3 fow spc-
cles ato nnfino. aud some dwell upon Tho laud,
.~, T., 80 c-oo, ~ -, tbo gntiaco ~ treea
md plants. Ihey aro most abundant IN ifop'c.
II countries, yet aro found hi tho ponds aud
at,oamB Of all Temperate regions. Thn body iB
rnucd l,ke tba ourtl,.worm. tho common leecu
nasins - ma''s 40 AIua'oa AaDa'S.an
usually cfeeps OF e"'nls of nle"ns VI hucL'uR
disk at each extromty, which ouabios 1t alter
uateIy to contract and clopgnte the body, asld
tl1us n,opsl itaolr forward with considerable
.a,;,,t, -, ,-,,,,ar. too,, oos,.ta -, ,,,tn,,,s
'"p'a'ts' 4.e "'"'uH1' ''ot so"o'oso =. a.Au'o
aquatic OF lafu hnltna!s,--soaa apec!cs Doing
aIlo to doyour cntiro oarth-soriua. In most
caBcs the mouth ia provided With teeth, by which
IN er,,1orn;a -, h,uhor apirs1a NAV In n;orc.1
~. ~ .t.aes .t"s.-r r.".s ~ :. '!..t...n ~ F'~e0
ano tneN p'ooa % osA'oea. ,--
IN Inc MEDICINAL Leech {isan9tss1ga oDtc'aatas)
tho mouth il fnrnishod with throo c1oseentiu
r,,. ,ro,n,1 n'ndo bv t,caa i. tr;.rt,,,,., mi
lhe "onhu tnaao oy t"ese u tt'auen'@e' sno
ahrouen L toe e'ooo no"a ~ p!on1'1ut Sfeain
ThiB species IL imported ehlolly from Hungary,
Dohomla, and Russia. Tho collecting OF tho
lacc,,c. Ia In ftaelf mn e4tcnsivo jndna,rv. Tin
..,s, .s.,,a.,.,aa 49, ..so,t".a :. ..t,.s".s
ne.noa @ soses 'A..sn ... ~ easaa,s t'oa'
lof soe eoNee'ota 1ampy 70 wsaa lato ,no
t.atn, nnon thoir bare ,cr. Al nthor tI,na, thoy
Ias'eh upon .hus oa1s ,oks az osoo, s'mes 'nes
plpy kind OF net, TIC Medicinal Lcech haH
/ len oyos arr.nced in q horaeshoo. form above
tao aatsFor sucker. and t u q ~ oys.gteen so1-
~: n nio'u no.tusn ep1s.sS ~ 1I"e,Aas4l I.
spotted With black. When tho creature has
| once gotged itself With blood, It ronaiuH In d
ate for We9ks Or onf WHILE hs
etouaacb Ia largo, aud divided into compart-
,nepts tu Which tue storo Of foud ia retained for
= long period without change.
The iorao-Ioech tIfa7nopi, sanyisorba) han
ouly fou blunt tcoth, which, homover ete a,ute
effective weaponB. It fvedn mail,Iy upon cartl,-
wortug, on which 1t Buxcs ~ they issue fTom the
bautA OF tho ponds or streams IL iuhahlks, 1t
~ 1 u, ass suA ~ s' sp'e'os @"o
isecIos nbnuud In tIe ffesh vatnra NJ tha
wa1,n a cuuutt!ss % OF to,t III tho Ssw % aud tbe I'D I'd
World. lu AuEola. Mr. Montelra sta.es tim:
they wero formsr'y an important artcle of az
beaghs hs prico. @ h.So otton s.sa ans
'bo,iyLt q iarro ciay.pot full Of lne iserlas
| for a u. s.,I.I.,. - -. y nj; -. =
l9s 9t low !atho1na OF COTTON CLOTH. They Aro
ALSO very common In Paleatine, lnfeatlng the
ssEeau1s aud waser-courAod, ana occaslon,ng
great annoyance TO auitnais by entoslnK ther
| mouths aid pon.tiis M thav nrnir IT. II
Drou uiyoss IN ia - ,tO 'tIeY asspH' ~. II; -
H. sraciotn is,s s.,,,t'. uf " Aanu, tno los'o~'
! '"h H.. ~ '"a''a a.s"s &'els PsaFa1enco
AZ 1eltDeAah' 9h Night tN!St In tho read find
the shce! aud "tll, sud hear delicious Hash and
nas - ao ma ,,.t ~, an an from nY seAt % dis
bat 10 hss ss tapI. IN ,onn.ht T. y s9coau
.sn onn ss,s that tbe rsg,ss fai. s. " watsf
in. ,o ths tsnk 10 uabb'ed and sea tlnon asu er M
mouth md goHcd eech dsuGliug ftos.s her xnn,'
put tho sspti'o osspx swept ot ana b. mars4 no-c
dipped into ~ GooNn9 s sfsatn Ge blood still How.
xo ottE h"x q md soo ssuy. ~ ass oa