The Penn's Grove record., 1888-01-21
RAYS FROM THE SUNNY SOUTH.
PIT, Fla,


Olivette arrived from New York and
Wednesday morning We were in pos
session of our six fishing boats. They
were welcoInely received by the boys
and the nets were soon transferred TO
them. We are now fishing sixnew nets
out of them. Mr.. Hewitt, our handy
man has been engaged reconstructing
sails, sc. Mr.. Dolbow, has caught the
highest number Of fish the past week.
The weather has been d, ,ightful, the
catch of fish fair. Straw hats for the
boys and awnings for the fishing boats
are in demand, the temperature being
74o.
Sharks, PROPOSES, skates, and tur-
ties give us lots Of aquatic sport. Now
we are beset on land by mosquitoes,
and gnat. None but the female gnats
are blood letting. Our camp is enjoy
in excellent health excepting Harbi-
son who has been afflicted with an alb
cess on one finger. Sparks aid Allow
ay on Wednesday caught Z bonito fish
which III sizs and general appearance
are somewhat like the cero-king fish
Or Spanish mackerel; yet in flavor
they ale ri walls OF the Spanish mackere
the sheepsllead and the salmon. Their
flesh is as nonrishing as beef. We are
under many obligations to MI. Sparks,
our accomplished tonsorial artist, for
his volunteer service in cleansing the
facial part of humanity. We extend
our compliments to Messrs. j. Sum.
merrill d Bro. for their calendar for
1898. 1t forms Il green SPOT or GASES
for us to cluster around on this desert
isle. We did not receive it OH New
\ ear day, yet we consider it as such
and revere the name of the donors.
How strong the force of habit BE-
comes engendered In the animal as we'll
us in mankind was well demonstrated
this Sunday morning by Mr.. Brown,
having break fast ready at the usual
time, day break. Our customs and hab
its are characteristic and in accordance
with ancient history. The Ptolemaic
theory in astronomy which made the
earth the center Of universe and laugh
That the sun, moo and stars. revolved
around it every twenty four hours stood
for over 1000 years comparatively
unclallengfd, simply because eacl pre-
ceding generation had passed it along
TO the next without calling its funda.
mental principles in question until CO.
perlIic,is and Gallileo grasped the true
solution OF the problem. The scientific
conflict w"s severe, but the Copernican
theory finally prevailed and it is now
universally believed that the su is the
centers OF tie solar system and the
planets make their annual revolutions
around it, instead of the earth being
stationary and flat under the Ptolema-
ic theory, it is revolving globe. IL
10 said that Il pet bear cali be 50 long
accustomed to being chained to a stake
That it will continue To circle in the
sanie beaten path without thinking of
y%sn."lippgg 4hSsYso9nda, the lln,i'sof its won't
ne MA" FL, days after its cn"'N "S'-seeii
An illustration of the force OF habit
and the Influences OF traditional au-
tloriIy handed down from predecessors
is beautifully given in a story told of
u certain commandment of All old for
LITIGATION, somewhere in Germany, who
Oil assuming command of the station
found that every morning and event, Z
regularly IA soldier was stationed as
guard by The suburb ate officer over IA
certain piece Of giOuDd. The COM
inairtiant after observing Tins singular
and apparently ul.calied for changing
oi quad h concluded ~ inquire the
cause ut 50 5 range "A custom. An old
seig-nt who had yeen stationed al lie
fvit for ma ) years informed him when
he CAME there II was customary to
place IL guard over that piece of ground
e.e,y morning. h c,-n,m.nin,.,,,
began AN tx .n,,uaftun of the r.c,r.,s
Kept by his PREDECESSORS when tun.I,. :,
ms .-s,,uishm.,, IA. s.,.i,.. ,,.,
forty years previously II Gel ain officer
IN charge of this fort had brought his
family To reside with Inn during the
summer and for their conf,rt and c,n-
yeujeuce he had pla,ted this mitch nr
ground with ~eabba,ss ana th., .on,.
n~,ighborl,y cows b.i,y il. ,ba h.,hi, ot
breaking into his garden liza had a euard
to keep them away. Notwithstanding
the ~peipbborinx farm b,u. and VIII
1, I'll. cows had long sine. d-isanps rod
anu ho cabDages or other vegetables
TAU oeeN grow" upon THIS ground for
forty years, yet Ia succeeding officers
i'll charge wear after a witb,nt in.