Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-09-22


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Many persona. even those who
have always lived In the city. have
seen this strange looking mollusk. as
learned men call the snail Though
not beautiful. ~ IL such . queer
creature. creeping along 90 slowly
With its house on its back. that even
u one we're In great haste. no would
stop and take . good look at IL
The snail IL like the clam oyster,
In that IL has . short body without
any bones and hard she'll over IL
10 has Que TOnt running along the
undor side Of the body. and . long
tongue like q ribbon, with teeth
which work against the upper jaw
and crunch the weeds 10 feeds on 10
IL an air breathing animal, and has .
little sack which answers for lungs.
Tho pond snail working on the river
bottom comes to the top occasional
ly. scts FREQ the bubble Of air he has
used. takes Q fresh one. and returns
TO its work
Tho land snail has four feelers or
horns two above and two below. aud
has its eyes ~ the ends OF It's horns
which IL can draw In and out at
pleasure, Will. the pond snail has
only two horns and wears its cyos ut
their base II the snail gets It's
snell broken IL throws out n sticky
huid across the fracture and soon q
horney patch has grown - good a.
ever
snail- remain torpid during the
cold weather. the land snail early In
the fall creeping under log and
fastening itself TO Il by forcing out
. little glue or saliva AZ tho edge OF
the she'll. which soon hardens 20
that n air can pass In or I OF the
she'll; there 10 remains hcrme, cal
ly sealed Until the va m weather re-.
turna
The pond snail seals up its mouth
In the Same way and sinks TO the
bottom OF tho pond. where IL lioN
buried In the mud In the same way
~ frogs Although so careful to
protect themselves. thew can bear
Intense cold and are often frozen
cold without being killed They
have no sense 81 smell. and rs their
blood IL white they are not sensitive
to pain. o. rcd blooded animals are.
They can live = long time without
food. Dr. Newcomb OF orpell uni.
vefsity. II Is said. kept snails shut
up In = pill b x for SO, erai years
and they were resusoitat~d By .
very little moisture.
Snails are good weather prophets,
their color changing on the approach
Of rain. Somo kinds prophecy rain
seven or eight days before by tub.
srclos that appear on their bodies.
seemingly for the purpose Of imbib-
Ing moisture. and they are oitsn
seen some days before = TAinstorm
climbing bushes aud tree, and seek
lug shelter under the leaves
SnRils were mdca valued In oiden
times for shelr supposed medical
qualities, boiled In milk they were
thought TO be- an unfailing remedy
Tor lung troubles. and the water In
which they had been boiled WAS con.
sidered . sovereign cure for many
silmonts ss was also their oil
In Paris the common snatls are
eaten and cons dcrod raro tidbit by
gournands. In some parts OF rance
they have regular snailorles or
parks. where spaiis are raised and
fattened for sale, Snalls are we'll
liked. too. by our friend the house
wren. which often feeds Its young
almost end-ely on the sbelless snail.
thus being u benefast0r to tho farm
or: and gardener. for the slugs. ~
the shelless snails are called. are
very destructive to green wheat and
vegetables. often destruy ny whole
"a dens of plants New York Sun.
,"l. $50 .. y.
A certain justice 81 the peace from
tho state of Iowa. having arrived.
previous TO d trial. at q conclusion
upon . question Of law highly sasis.
factory TO himseli. refused TO enter
tain Nh argument by tito opposing
counsel. IN your honor pleasss. p"
counsel pleaded. 81 SHOULD like "a
cite . faw authorities upon the
point" Here he was sharply inter
rupsed by tho justice. who stated
The court knows she law. and IL
thoroughly advised In the premises
and has given HE opioios. sod thai
settles H." "It was not." continued
counsel, with "a Idea OF convincing
you honor that you are wrong. but
should like 70 shov you what ID
fool Black burn was ."-ArgonAuk