The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-08

how fastidious the holy frlar' Is about
MS cell nay even when he finds one that
suits his taste better he will leave his
abode, attach himself to the living IN.
haDltant or the shell. II it has one, ana
wait Tor the occupants death. Among
these hermit crabs there are several
cases in which n friendship exists be-
tween the crab and an anemone adam
sla.) instances have been known In which,
when the anemone has been removed
from the shell inhabited by the hermit,
the crab has taken it in its claws and
neld II in place until the companion vas
firmly fixed again.
Mr. R0manes mas collected several re-
cords in which even IT, larvae OF insects
have shown marked intelligence. one Is
very striking. Reaumur cut OF the edge
OF q new coat which larva Of "A Tinea
moth had sewn together out Of elm leaf.
"Jhe larva sew"L mp the rent. arl lot
only so. but the scissors having cut of
one of the projections intended 20 enter
into the construction OF the triangular
end OF the Use, II entirely changed the
original plan. and made that end the head
which had been first designed Tor the
tail"
1t would be interesting to tell other stor-
les showing that below the YertebrateS
there are very many proofs on me eNlsl-
ence OF faculties very far removed from
that blind instinct which IS 100 olleu
supposed 10 be the guide OF the 4o"ri
animals"
Let us now take n step upward and
enter upon the vertebr ites, or back- poue1
creatures. The Obie,t OF these occaslouass
papers is not 10 enter upon problems ~
anatomy, 50 we leave untouched the dl
ference between cerebral hemlspheres anu
oesOphageal gangla. and begin NJ YhCt
orr records For the reasons stat'i ~
the commencement Of this paper ue
study Of hsh In the lght II our subject
Will necessarily be- 81 recent origin. M.
f. bur rarely brought into contact Win
fishes In The way Of study 0f HE. | snlll
NOT dwell on the instinct ~ me Stlckie-
back In making its nest and securing r.
harcm. nor on the curiosity SHOWN ~
the dwellcrs en- the water when lcnt is
brought near 10 them nor ON the hahliS
of the angler fish and tho shooting usl.
Il will not be- much % our present pui .
! nose tp discuss the "hOmiug instinct OFT
the salmon and. therefore, ! proceed 70
/ give a few stories which indicate that
| even fish have powers deserving oi ih'
! intelligence.
| historian Of country scenes and occupa-
| tons Edward Jesse, says AT Dubson,
near Birmingham. England, about thirty
years ago, there was In small pond IN me
| garden q large tame perch. winch PM
! everything that | offered HIM INTO ms
! mouth and did not seem to be AFRAID ol
| ANYTHING. / even presented my niger L.
! him which he tried I'm the mos, vigorous
! manner 10 get down his throat preSslh'
AGAINST the end OF 20 with distendol jaw
| aud with wrggling motion p"tiotmeh nH
means If the TAIL also lifted him out of
the pond without soaring him.
"If he vas not visible at any moment
,-hen th. water wa sDlashod 10y the han0
! he soon appeared and remained some tlW'
! near the surface looking about aittl
| which. II there was nothing for him, ~
went down acain-tor large perch al
ways lies 40 the bottom. commonly upoI
| the ground. where he POSTS like all h!'
| species. under the same circumstances
| on the tips Of the ventral fins and the W
Of the tail. He was extremely deliberate
ana sober In his proceedings, moving az
. little as possible.
! In has been a common thing for many
centuries 10 keep carp I'm tanks, ana ther'
are numberless instances of their pecom
ing tame. Nor is this keeping or tam
Gsh peculiar 10 "civilized' countries. Wal
! lace. in describing his visit % Gunonl
Sau. i'm the Malay Archipelago says
"Wthin was an inclOsure with two squar
dsh-ponds and some me trees, 'He
another gateway through Whlch we cd
tered into park. ON the rl-ht was
brick mousse built somewhat IN me I'M
doc STYLE and placed on Il high terrace -
platform. ON the left large tsh-pond
supplied by a little rivulet which rnteIc
10 0ut OF the mouth of gigantic crlc9di 3
J we'll executed i'm brick and s-ulr. m
edges ol the pond were brlcKri ana u
tse center rose a fantaStlc anu I'D. 'ile
] que pavilion Ornamented by ri'le0qu
statues The pond was well -toek"
with fine fish. which come every mornin
10 be fed at the sound Of a wooden CONS
] which is hung near for the puIp'-". q,
| efriking IL number Of fish immediate.
came on. Of the masses Of Weed "t
which the pond abounds, and foilo"e
us along the margin expecting food.
t3d !usky beauties feeding the "xpectan
fishes and You have scene worthy Na'
tcaus pencil
The sense OF touch and taste seem I
80 weak In FISH, but there Is sense 10
witch it would be hard 10 find a nsm
That IS the sense by which they ciscoy'
~ direction Of water. Every angie
Knows how persistenuy a fish laid d
The rivers bank will leap always toWaI
he stream. Eels often perform Journel
overland I'm search Of water-out mere