Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-12-16


mads Il rough material !; but when 4
fog decoration. Al the builder use
liner woods for the outside, % the worn
hAo applied all these delicate ehellu, q
tfat the tube seems made mp Of them
Here 10 another shell called the PAorus
found in Japanese waters IL affects
large bivalve shells, and in some WAY
sticks them about its shell. Now. il the
animal had no taste, the first old shell
or stone that came along would be used
bat, as you zee, nothing but these SHELF
are used. Here's another aud a fossil
showing that shells did the same thing
millions of years ago.
Many birds have the decorative in
s.inct. Certain ones in Africa are said
to fas:en fire flies to Their nests that
gieam at night like SO snany diamonds.
another African bird bites of its tail
feathers, excep: the tips of the longest
piumss, and thus gives itself jaunfy
AIR. The horn bills color their feathers
artlhclaiiy from certain glands. 4
| family OF birds found In Australia. and
| allied TO the birds OF paradise, brig
suelis and other objects miles from The
sea and decorate their play houses With
them. Some fancy curious bones, 9TH
ers shells and others prefer fresh flow
ers.
Now, As to builders. The architec-
ural ability of birds almost equals tina:
OF man. Some Nests, like thoSs of a
west Indian blackbird, are hotels, and
are built by several birds, who sit on
any or all of the eggs, IS it happens
Then there are flats built by the tailor
piscs, where the residences are side by
side and protected by perfect roof.
Among the other workers IS the cagpen-
ter bee, which bOrss a hole as perfect AS
tie nnest Instrument of human make,
and forms a partition of the sawdust.
here Is Is worker III metal. 1t bored
these holes IN this piece OF lead. IN. 40
one knows how. Here is piece OF ths
hardest granite known, vet 1t has been
ruined by this she'll L pho.as. Stranger
Yet, sAe miner has u lamp to work b., 9.
phosphorent light.
Among the animals that are il the
submarine diving business Is the spider.
1t has no diving bell, or armor, vet It
goes below the surface aud remains
tAere by taking down air beneath Its
body In the shape or balls, which 1t
leaves tuere beneath some twig or leaf.
how about repOrters!'
"Animallreporsers Are scarce" WAS the
reply; but II you haye ever hunted the |
black bear You must have noticed tie !
cariOus markings and scratches It |
makes on trees at q distance of seven or |
eight feet from the ground. These signs |
rank as high as the tramp sign Ian.
guase; one bear knows that another has /
been there before. Tine sailors are rep
resented by this spider, that not on,y
gOes~tO sea, but builds its own boat Of
leaves aud pushes out In search Of Prey.
The dramatic profession Is represented
BY some South American birds, who 10
Certain strange performances
for the benefit Of other companions.
As for the undertakers, many species of
beetles bury their dead. Tne medical
profession As represented by the doctor
tish, who has in his eide lancet, which
cOmes out without warning, and, like
that of Bob Sawyer, is always ready for
nse. The wasps are the paper makers;
some are masOns. The ministers are
by the praying nantes."