The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-02-17
HAGAN'S
Magnolia Balm
is a secret aid to beauty.
Many a lady owes her fresh
ness to it, who would rather
not tell, and yo~ can't tell.
The seal Life OF the Alaska Waters.

Through the courtesy of Mr.. Sloss, OF
the Alaska Commercial Company, we
have been able To- examine Prof. Henry
w. Ellott's observations TN the life MS
tory OF the seal and Sea-liOn of Alaskan
waters. Prof. Elliott tells US that the
fur-seals which repair TO the islands OF
81. Paul and ~. George, OF the Pribyioy.
group, are in numbers almost fabulous.
They 90 to land to shed fur and HAIR
and to breed The seal life of that re-
zion is classified under the head OF fur
seal, Sea-liDn, the hair-sCal and tha
walruS OF the rue fur-Seal, the Pro-
fessor goes so far a to say that there -
no other animal known to- man supe-
rior to- taiS from pIrely physical point
of view, and few creatures exhibit 80
high an order OF instinct, approaching
even To intelligence. a male Is in his
prime IT six or seven years, measures
o. To- :. feet in length, and weighs 81
least 400 pounds, some reaching 6OV
pounds. The comparatively small mead
is almost all occupied by the brain, the
large blush hazel eyes alternately burn
with revengeiul, passionate light, then
suddenly change 20 the tones of tender
ness and good nature. When 1t SEEKS
the land il is in It's latest condition. Ia
from six weeks to three months the
superiiuOus lat is consumed by self-a5-
sorption. and the bones show under the
shrIlnken skin. 1t does not seek the
pl.ce OF its birth. but aims for land
withou; regard TO special location
The seal-weather is 1.-The fOggy.
humid, oozy damp OF summer
and about the iSt of June the
males select their positions, after the
most extraordinarily brutal contests
which mau can witness. The females
arrive few weeks later. The body Is
| covered with two coats, the short, crisp
! overhair concealing the soft. elastic
fur. In contrast with that of the males
the behavior of the females IS deScri ned
rs of exceeding peace and dOye-ilhe
amiability." The females are four TO
four and hall feet long. and more
shapeiy than the males. Tney do no.
have protracted fa,ts like the maies.
| and have no great masses of blubber TO
sustain fasting. Soon after they give
birth they leave their young on the
ground and 20 to sea for food, return
in perhaps next day. or not for several
days, in the meantime speeding TO dis
tant fiShing-banSs TO Satiate their hun
ger. The head AMI eyes are exceed
ingly beautiful; the expression is really
attractive. gentle and intelligent. The
large, lustrous. bluc-5lack eyes are hu-
mid and soft with the tenderest express
sion, while tie small. well-formcd head
Is poised is gracefully on her neck Us
can we'll be imagined. She is the very
picture of benignitytand satisfaction
when she is perched upon some con-
yenient rock and has al opportunity
10 quietly fan herself, the eyes halt
closed. and the head thrown back on
her gently-sweiling shoulders. Prof.
Elliott declares that be Fever saw aEy
| driving of the young pups into the
/ water by the old ones. in order to teach
them to swim. rs certain author4hays
positively affirmed. The pups blunder
into the water swkwardly, and become
the most expert swimmers only after
many discomfitures.- SQR brGncsSco
Bt:ilstin.