The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-02-12
SURTITIL OF THE MOST TR-fSSP.i
RENT,


printed in the January Atlantic, are t.
be found these curious suggestions:
1t occurs to one very soon that ANNA
life does exist of 70 transparent a texture
that to all intent and purposes it Is invis
ible. The spawn Of frogs, the Larvae o
certain fresh water insects, many marine
animals, are so clear OF texture that they
are seen with difficulty. In the tropics
a particular inhabitant of smooth seas is
as invisible as a piece of glass, and can be
detected only by the color mingled in its
eyes. At first reflection thousand in.
stances arise of assimilation of animal
life to their surroundings, of mimicry OF
nature with view to safety. Why, then,
by survival of tie most transparent,
should not some invisible life hold Sc,
cure position on the earth?
Pondering thus, had been startled
not a little by coming now and again on
facts that seemed to bear this out
Strange tracks through untrodden grass
suggested footsteps of the unseen. Flat
tened spaces of peculiar shape i'll the
standing rye, where human beings could
not have int,uded, looked marvelously
like human visitation. Or | lay con-
cealed and watch the crows in Il roadside
field. What was it. caused them to look
up suddenly. and flap away on seoty
fringed wings? No bird, beast, or man
came. Then the rats scampering about
under dock. like so many gaunt Vir-
ginia swine: all at once came a furry of
whisking tails, and they were off! Yet
had not stirred, nor did anything move
on the dock above. Nevertheless all
seemed to realize a common danger, a
noise of some kind,-perhaps step?
Again, you sit like block while snake
basks unconscious in the sun, and may
watch many hours without event; but
sometimes it happens that he raises his
head, quivers for an instant his double
tongue, and. slides off the stump into a
brush. At such times put your ear to
the earth. Do you not distingush-or is
it all imagination-a sound, brushing !?
CAPRICEs OF FRENCH SINGTNG-MAs-
TERs.-An amusing description of the
method adopted by French singing mas
tiers was recently given by a writer in
the Paris Figaro. Take NJ. Delsarte, for
example, who lives az sirieme at Mont
this professor, something like the follow
ing scene takes place: Have you cour-
age?" Yes" az warn YOU nv
method is severe. But we will try it.
Run down my six pair Of stairs as quietly
as possible, and then run up again, cry
ng out 'Bonifacio' in varying tones.
DO that for eight days, an hour and
half each day. Then we shall see about
-he beginning lessons" The famous NJ
Wartel is less severe, though equally
original. He asks 4 candidate to vocal
re with closed mouth, and if protest
DC entered against the possibility of such
thing, exclaims: $50 much the worse.
You must do it, if I am to be your pro-
essor." But a we'll known tenor en-
,loys stranger method still. Ayoung
adv goes to him, for example, and is
net by an order to stretch herself at full
ength upon a couch. She demonstrates,
nut finally obeys, and the master piles
Ipon her a heap of books, surmounting
he whole with glass of water. "Now
ing" he commands Sing, sir" OK
laims the victim. " Yes, my child :. in
lnging you must respire as little As pos
ible. When you sing thus, so as not to
pill the water, will undertake your
before"