The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1879-03-14
4 S4T1GE FISH.

4 81 ZIG e FISH.
In parts of South America especially
in the rivers of Guiana and Brazil, one
of the most savage of fishes is found.
1t seldom exceeds foot IN length but
is said to attack any animal that ven
lures near it, men, alligators or horses
not excepted, as well as fishes OF ten
times their own weight. The natives
call the fish "piraya" or 'pirai," and f
scientists have named IN SerrGSdtnlO +
paraya 1t has nothing in common .
with the salmon family except the sec /
ond dorsal fin, which resembles that /
worn bT :he fishes named yet this
was considered enough To entitle it to +
its generic name, which NAV he trans /
lated saw salmon the prefix referring
to the strongly serrated abdomen Of the /
fish, beside which the serratures of a
shad or alewife are insignificant. Its
teeth are sharp on the edge like those
of some sharks and are fat and trian-
gular The MacCushi Indians are re
ported to carry piece of the jaw of
The piraya, with which they sharpen
their arrows by drawing them between
the teeth, fter the manner Of certain
knife sharpeners
According to Spix. numbers of them
will attack on OK, if it happens to en-
counter one of their schools in crossing
a stream. and often so severely Injuries
il that it succum lbs before it can swim
forty feet. In attacking fish they
begin at the caudal fins, and thus de
prived Of their prnpelling power, the
victim is at their mercy. The feet of
water fowl are often amputated, and
bathing is unsafe in sucn streams as
are infested with this small fish. Some
authors state that one tribe of natives
placed their dead in these streams to
be devoured 10y pirayas. which is quick
ly lone, leaving a clean skeleton,
which is then removed and made ready
for their peculiar form Of sepulchre
We read in Schomburgck's Travels in
South America" that they are SD
greedy as 10 bite at the bare hook.
and that on account of the sharpness
of the teeth il was NECESSARY 70 pro
tect the line with metal These ac-
counts seem almost fabulous and yet
appear TO bc well vOuched for.
CURE FOR DYSPEPSIA Milk and
lime water are now frequently prescri
bed 10y physicians IN cases of dyspep-
sia and weakness Of the stumsch. and
in some cases Is said To- prove bcncfi-
cial Many persons who think good
bread and milk great luxury fire.
qucutlv hesitate TO eat IL, for the reason
that milk will not digest readily, sour
ness Of the stomach will often follow
5 But experience p-, YES that lime-water
oud milk ar, not only food and meli-
cine ~ an early period of life. but also
al later, when. as in the case Of in
fauts the functions Of digestion and
assimilation have been seriously i'm
paired \ stomach taxed 10y gluJ
tony, Initiated hv improper food. in
famed by alcohol enfccblcd by dis
ease, or otherwise untitled for its
symptoms attendant upon Indigestion,
dyspepsia, diarrhna, dyscntery and
fever, will resume is work, aud do it
energetically, on an exclusive diet of
bread and milk and lime water A
goblet of cows milk may have four
tablespooI.fuls of lime water added to
it with good effect The way to make
lime:wateT is simply to procure a few
Jumps of unslacked lime, put the lime
IN q stone jar, add water until the lime
is Stacked and Of about the consistency
Of thin cream the lime settles. leav-
ing the pure and clear lime water at
thegtQp. Great care should be taken
not TO get the lime water too strong.
Keep to the direction as to the con-
sisteLcy, and when the water rises
pour i, off without obtaining any of
the lime. The lime water is very good
to apply to burns and scalds. In
Stacking the lime particular care
should he taken hat none of the par
ticles fly into the eyes
f.. HOUSEHOLD lIINTs.-When molas
ses IS used for cooking it Is an improve
+ ment TO boil and skim it before YOU
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