New-York tribune., 1885-07-19

ss;nd S4o 10 "o AWAY had not walked hundred
yards before all sadden felt inst as II .syss sCc
SSHGy oS oaa the head and neck and Of the sae time
EXPERIENCED most acute pain and sense 9{ oppres res
sion at the chest thonSn Sn on mos the sto ton knew
instantly. IN tan from what had resd, that wss Pc, pei
sonsd said as much to my friend most inteill;
gent gentleman, who happened TO be Win me, s,u n
iuce. words which he kept repeating in case 1 ne
might forget them At the Same time enJoined nlm I'm
to keep me going and not on any accOunt 70
mnntes and INV friend tells me rolled about as II
rst thing did was to fall against him, asking slm
Won look very WELL / don't think he thought 80,
for his own face was as white as ghost; recoleSt
this much lie tells me my face was OF greeni;sn gr;n
along. for some minutes. gradually recovered my
senses. and steered for the nearest chemists shop
Rushing in, asked for eau-de-l9ce. ~ course ss
spiritus ammoni@,' or hartshorn, on DotLe.
reached it down myself, and pouring large 9uan::
tity into tumbler, with little water pom .a Sa
which articles found on 3 ruad v Inns and
%Stb snSp aTarX Tery much Instantly felt relief from the
pain at the chest and head. The chemist sto1a
matter. recommended warm bath. II had then
followed his advice these words would never nave
been placed record. After second drausnv nos ~
tie hartshorn bottle, l proceeded Oh my w"y'
feeling very stupid aud confused. -.
SCn arriving at my friends residence, Close, by.
he kindly procured me bottle OF brandy OF wn,cn
drank four large wineglasses one after tine otner
hut did not feel the least tpsy after the operation
Feeling nearly we'll, I started on my way nome
and the for the first time "a m4si Ss nan
also ran up the arm. set to work to snck the
wound. and then found out how the poison had got
into the system About an hour GeIaTe tSs ns with
penknife, and had slightly separated the nail from
the skin beneath Into this little crack the poison
kt.Av kfc cy a M.
inc The wound How virulent, therefore. must the
poison of the cobra be- 1t had already been circu-
lated in the body Of the rat. from which had I'M
blbed IL secondhand"
Soon after this he obtained commission as assist
ant surgeon in the Life Guards but his new life
was scarcely altered. Thus on one occasion when
a mare had died, and the colonel of the regiment
asked for the surgeon. the sentry promptly replied
that he was "inside tho charger, your honor"
In 1860 he left the army and took up fish culture,
which thenceforward was his principal pursuit.
He was subsequently appointed Inspector OF Fish
cries by the Government. and held that office until
his DEATH He found on entering 1t that In most OF
the rivers of England the manufacturing
interests had crowded opt the salmon, by building
numerous weirs which prevented them from
ascending the streams to spawn. He interested
himself most actively to secure the introduction
of fish ladders, and was very successful One OF
his favorite methods was to try and put himself In
the place of the fish, so as to find out what they
wanted and he tells an amusing story of this kind
of experiment with Galway salmon ladder. .
@The Galway samon-ladder is fine specimen OF
its kind it is constructed Of solid slabs of stone
admirably placed. Letting myself down from
the platform above. observed that the water from
the lake came through tine rsI s1a 81 Snr
in the steps of the ladder. 1t bubbled and boiled
famously like young Niagara. Being in an ex
would, for a moment just try and see what sort OF
sensation the salmon experienced when Taking
their headway through this cataract. and at thc
same time get pleasant morning bath. On that
| had scales and fins for five minutes, thought !
never mind, I must do without them. l then
stepped into the ladder. but just as quickly scram-
bled head over heels out again. for the water had
strong will of ITS own, and was terribly powernli
tripping up Zones feet In an instant. But II VIII
never do to give it np 50 made cautious descent p
into the ladder, and, placing my feet against the
graduated myself on narrow escapes from the nets
and the crevices below and thonght how very de-
sirable it would be to get up TO autumn quarters In
LOugh Corrib above. But all could think or do, !
could not advance one single inch. II moved. IN
chip in a street-gutter after q thunderstorm. so
chose the corner fOf the ladder where the water
bubbled round, and sat there in state, wishing and
trusting that some salmon would take II into hls
head to ascend the ladder while was there We
should hob-nob very well together. thought and
we will smoke the pipe of peace together, Pres
honor, you're the finest fish ever see IN this ladder
this long time; and, by the powers, If had got
saa sa a eee boM YOU woad ike it, looked up and
there was one of the water bailiis, who, watching
me from afar of. could not imagine what curious
white-sknned creature had got into the ladder and
was fOunderng about in II"
His investigations were extended to oysters, her
rings, lobsters and in fact all kinds of fish. He
travelled mcessantly writing in the railway cars,
editing Land and; Water in this perambulatory
fashion, finding time to give evidence at great
length before Parliamentary Commissions. recon-
mending and drafting reform legislation. and in
odd intervals delivering charminglectures, making
casts of curious fishes, fraternzing with all the
giants and dwarfs and freaks he could hear Of and
experimenting on the strangest kinds of food ever
heard Of Once he gave banquet, all the dishes of
which were some form of horsefesh. 1t could not
have been very nice to judge from his own ac-
COUNT.
"February Very scedy indeed; partly effects
of horse, partly of very bad cold felt very queer
The flavor of the meat, though served in various
ways, he described as resembling the aroma OF
In the middle Of the dinner stood up to watch
the countenances Of the people eating. and de-
vouty wish had had the talent of a Hogarth to be
able to record the various expressions. Instead OF
mems boards waggng,' there seemed to be
dubious and nqustivc cast spread over the features
of most who were present Many; indeed reminded
me of the attitude of person about to take pill
and draught; not q rush at the food. but q one,
two. three! expression about them. coupled not
unfrequently by calling in the aid OF the olfactory
powers, reminding one of the short and doubtful
sniff that domestic puss not overhungry&akes of
bit of bread and butter. The bodcr expcrlmenters
gulped down the meat, and instantly followed it
with draught of champagne, then came another
mouthful
We must close extracts with q glimpse at
Frank Buckland's home as described by visitor:
"'It's q jolly little brute and won't hurt.' ex-
claimed Mr.. BucklaDd as we were about to retreat
from the threshold. The monkeys had seized the
jagnar's tail, and lifting II up with its hind legs
denuding it of fur. No animal with any feelings Of
self-respect would submit silently to such humi J.
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