The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1895-01-09
The Seas OF the World.

panding and contracting the folds Of
its body, Ikea earth worm.
One kink OF sea-bIadder has no
mouth, but ailsorbs all its nourishment
through the pores of its body.
II is estimated that the water ofthe
whole ocean contains in solution over
2,C00,c eco tons of pure silver.
Ifthe surface Of the earth were per-
fectly level, the water OF the ocean
would cover il to depth Of 60 feet.
The first mention OF the Gulf Stream
is in tie journal of Alaminos, the pilot
of Ponce De Leon, in 1913.
Ii is estimated that mo7e gold and
silver have been sunk in the sea than
are now in circulation on the earth.
Every tiny protubcrance on a branch
of coral represents living animal,
which grows front it like plant.
The Rcd Sea takes its name from the
the presence of great numbers of ami
malculae Of that color in the water.
The coral insects are said to consume
proiigious quantities of worms, small
fish and other living creatures.
Theocean hyorae have no heart, no
lungs, no liver, no brains, no nerves
system, n organs save mouth and
skin.
\ colony OF medus,e has been conf
pared to a collection of muslin sunbon-
nets floating right side up in the water.
The Banks Of Newfoundland are
formed by the sand, earth and stones
brought from the north by the eicehergs.
Ii i estimated that two years are re-
quirei icg the gulf water to travel from
Florida to the coast Of Norway.
The proportion OF salt in sea water
islargest where the water IS deepest,
but does not increase with the depth.
Over ona-haIf OF the sand o? every
shore is composed Of Minute shells,
each Of which was once the home OF
living creature.
At the lowest depth from which
specimens Of the bottom have been
brought up 1l5 different species ofin-
fusoria were found.
The bed of the North Atlantic con
sists of two valleys, separated by 2
mountain range that runs from the
Azores to Iceland.
The water Of the ocean contains gold,
held in solution by the icdide of cal
cium. The quantity is about one grain
to the ton.
The water Of the oceans, notwith-
standing numerous local influences, is
nearly OF the same composition in every
part Of the world.
Sea anenlones have been known to
live for three or four years without any
nourishment save what they extract
from the water.
The Yellow Sea Of China Is so called
from the presence Of yellow mad wash
cd down BY the great rivers that empty
into its waters,
The first map Of the Gulf Stream was
made by Benjamin Franklin, who tried
to point out the utility cf ocean cur
rents Of navigation.
The Venus Belt is thin, fiat mem-
brane from one to two feet long, and |
about the width of a lady's belt. Its |
mouth is in the middle of its body.
The sea anemone is capable of swal
lowing an animal many times larger |
than itself. 1t spreads its body and |
thus surrounds lis prey.
Coral larvae are bora alive and swim |
off - seek a locality on which to settle.
After they have once become fixed
they never again change place.
The color of the sea is usually de
scribed as blue, bat it is by no means
uniform. In the tropie il is sometimes
an indigo blue, at Others deep green.
Franklin taught that the ocean cur
rents were due to the influence of per
winds, in which opinion he
was sustained by Sir John Herschel.
The actinia swallow sea shells and |
their Inhabitants, and when iuconven-
ienccd by the presence of the hard sub
stances, simply turn themselves inside
out like stocking and get rid of the
intFading shells in this way.-.St. Louis
Globe DeaOcrc,,