The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1880-02-12
TERMS OF ADVERTISING.
TACKLING A SCIENTIST.

Several DAYS ago each member OF
Congress was startled by receiving
copy of a scientific review published in
Kansas City. 1t contained a marked
article on international Polar stations,
by Capt. HOwgate, of Washington. Not
finding anything in the marked article
to sOlace their burdened hours, the
members thumbed the leaves till their
attention was riveted TO the following
contribution:
EDITOR REvIEw-VilI YOU nut this little
bit Of information in Your next number?
The life of hyperia and its brood in the
barrel-shaped body Of a dead doliolum is
well known. Such doliola, with eTUstacca
within, are often taken in pelaSic fishing.
CThe large nectocalyX OF a siphonophore
abyla pentagOna may replace the doliolum.)
| have frequently captured in my fishing on
the Piedmontese coast, South France. Spoci-
mems OF such abyla with hyperia and brood
within. The upper and smaller ncctocalvN
OF the abyla was always detached. This
nectocalyS, of course, never reached the
dimensions of large dOliolum, but il forms
a perfect little house for the crustaceau ard
Its young. Only one end Of this abyla house
OF hyperia has an opening, which Is the
natural entrance into the bell cavity.
J. WALKER FEWRES.
CAMBRIDGE, MASS, Nov. u, 1872.
The House as at present constituted
happens to contain a number of scieE-
tific fishermen, who are cOntented to sit
all day in damp feet ut one end of rcd
regardless of whether they transact any
business Mt the other end or not Hence
the above Information from Mr.. Fewkcs
received n most cordial welcome, al
though there was some difference of
opinion among the experienced members
as to the truth of his statement. Wish
ing to learn more on this interesting sub
ject, the gentlemen decided to open cor
respOndence with Mr.. Fewkes, and the
following letters, which will surprise the
writers in print, have already been dis
patched:
WASHINGTON, Dec. u, 1S79.-Uy Dcar
Sir: For many years 1 have devoted the
most of my leisure 10 pelagic fishing, inya-
riably using the hypera and brood as bait,
and have rarely failed to take a fine string
of dolioia, with an occasional specimen of the
larger nectOcalyX Of the siphOnOphOrc abyla
pentagOna; but when ] have related
my experience in this branch OF piscatOrial
amusement TO my brethren Of the rod. my
statements as TO the avidity with which n
doliOlum will rise to hypeTia have been re-
ceived with evident incredulity. l am there
fore delighted to learn that you have found
the hyperia and brood in the barrel-shapcd
body of a dead dOliolum, and would be great
ly obliged to you if you would send me an
aindaYit embodying your statements rs pub
llshed in the ReCieJr. / do not wish TO tlat-
ter you, my dear sir (indeed would not fiat
ter Neptune for his trident, nor Jove for tie
power to thunder, for | do not desire to
thunder and have no earthly use for the trl-
dent), but you viii permit me to say that
your researches in crustacean architecture
have brought the human family under o. Ii
cations to your enlightened zeal which
worlds could never repay. The phliantho-
pist can now sleep in peace, soothed by the
cons sciOusness that the unfortunate but re-
spectacle family of hyperia, doubtless one OF
the links in the grand chain which connects
the original mOnad with the perfect man, are
II, -tt14
| though their houses have only an opening at
| one end. / would suggest, however, that IN
] your next you should state distinctly in which
| end the opening Is situated, and also how the
/ hyperia are off for Outbuildings.
! I am very truly your grateful and obedient
! servant j. PROCTOR KNOTT.
! A KENTUCKY STATESAIAN'S VIEWS.
| HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, UNITED
STATES. WAsHINGToN, d. c., Dec -, 1879.
! j. Walker FciCkeS, Esq, CdH}bT5dge,
| WdsS.-My Dear Sir: | have read your ar
tice in the Kansas City ReUielr Of Science
| and Industry for December, 1879, with feel
| ings of mingled pain and pleasure. While
| agree with you that "tbe nectOCalyX never
| reaches the dimensions Of large dolioum'"
| | would suffer myself to be burned at the
! stake before l would assent 20 the PROPOSE
/ ton that " the larger nectOcalyN OF siphon-
! ophore abyla pentagOna may replace the doll
olum." / stand on the dOliolum and am
| utterly unwilling to see il replaced even 10y n
" "siphonophore abyla pentagona." Now, it
| is quite clear to me. as il must be to every re-
/ fiecting man, that you are correct when you
| say that the upper and smaller nectocalyX Of
! the abyla are always detached, still can not
| permit myself TO believe that " only one end
| Of this abyla house Of hyperia has an OPEN
| ing" Your statement that " doliola wit n
/ crIlstacea within are often taken in
mitted to pass unchallenged, and You
| will pardon me for saying that have
always adhered to the belief that doioia were
| cynocephaOus fasciOaria, which commune
/ gaf Gf %
of the echinoderm, and as anecessary consc-
quence must be taken in archaic rather than
pelagic fishing.
this whole subject, as am literally consumed
with anxiety. / have the honor TO be your
obedient servant, J. A. MCKENZIE.
"sUNsET" COX's REPLY.
WAsHINGToN, Dec. 1s, 1S79.-Mg Dear
1IT. FletCkes: Life is at best q protoplasm,
and the plasm Is as innocent as the abyla
which YOU hOnored with your attention.
| When, therefore, you give to the life OF the
hvperia, as we'll as TO its brood, barrel
shaped body, naturally insert my spigot IN
the OTifice, so as to extract the Nltal essence
of your paper to the Kansas City HertC'r
You say that " it is well known that this
barreI-shaped body is not unlike the dead
doIioIum.; Now, sir, have often fisheC
[ in a peiagic way, but never had the pleasure
of catching a dead dOliOlum. have raised
a few Of them in the ueighborhood OF thu
, founder fishing on the banks OF Madagascar
but they were alive, so that l can not Yerlfl
your statement that the hyperia is like the
[ dead doliOlum: in fact, am inclined to DEM
this Once or twice / had some score Of dis
7 | tinctive bites of the lesser nectocJlyX; u
2 fact, I brought to the surface a fine specimen
, OF the siphOnOphore ahyla pen' agona, nut "a
: | I did not land IT, owing 10 special ukd7e
1 the Queen OF Madagascar, ! can moi, as
] | would wish, replace with it the "doioium'
{ / I thought that the abylB were never takei
{ with hyperia, and my Impression remain
= that the brood was not between the uppe
= ! and smaller nectocalyX- You intimate th1
;, the latter is always detached from the Tor
Y mer. VIII you please review your cNperi
p ence on this head? 1 have frequently take
the dOlioIum alive, but it was firmly attache
j, to the house Of the hyperia at an opening
i but not to the one YOU describe.
: Now, Mr.. Fewkes, pray you to try to nm
|. a natural entrance at both ends OF the abyl;
. ! not alone in the interest Of science but 10
= the sake Of quieting the tumult Of Oppositio
Z your article has raised in the minds Of 1ll
s House Of Tennessee. Mr.. Knott Of Kentucky
g and his colleague, Mr.. Mckenzie. They ~
* sert fearlessly that they have frequently tax
- en- in the waters OF the great cave OF hen
. tuckv the siphOn0phore but It had alWal
4 both an abyla and patagonia attached an
q At only one opening. Two openings, sil
Il would refIte many Of the dlslngeulot
- theories Of the empires, who deny that Ill
life Of hyperia and its brood are ever Iounu
the crgIstacea within the pelagic waters OF tl
great cave. But, If il b. found that there an
a / two openings, will il not induce the behe
= as an analogy of nature, that the great cav
Il | ltSeI mas TWO openings II IL Has 49, as
- that there is more than one opening 10 IN
: great cave as well as TO the aDyla hYpetlieTli
is will it not follow that the native distilatio
. Of Kentucky may be 50 incrusted by an uPp,
. and lover nectoealvN and viii the dolioiul
y then be replaced by the siphonophore penl'
: gona? These questions, my dear 81
d Fewkes, are answeTless and yet lneessan
IS Yours, etc, :. = COY
Similar letters were written by Nj
Steele Of North Carolina and Judg
House of Tennessee. If Mr.. Fewk,