The sun., 1899-05-14
FISH WITH CURIOUS EYES.
TRAVELS or THE UNDER EYE OF THE
GROWING FOUNDER.

Creatures with Many Organs of Sight.
AVALON. Cal. May 6-"Yes. I'm following
an eve curious sort OF hunt. isn't it1" asked a
naturalist. who was leaning over a tank in
which we're several founders, or. as they are
called at the island Of Santa Catalina. sand
dnb-. Il have some founders here and on the
aide o! a shell some OF their eggs. and am
going TO keen watch OF their eyes. which lead
one a remarkable chase. Never heard Of 1t?
why t. has been going on for several millions
n, years. You cannot'say that It is news or
nav. 1t is merely one OF the worry common
things in nature that we have discovered only
In late years.
The ey5 OF the founder is a remarkable
organ" continued the speaker. See this
one. 1t is perched high on his head. and the
hr,t thing you notice Is that the eyes work in
dependently. Ono is now looking at me in
front and the other is turned on you behind
him. Note the beauty OF the two eyes: no "
they blaze like gems with hidden fire. That
ave is n mysterious organ and II we're be-
lever in Christian Science or anything OF that
hind which l am not. l should say that tho
sanI dab was using It, as he certainly pro-
duces a remarkable change, In very peculiar
wav.
ITO begin at the beginning. those fab live on
. sand plateau perhaps 800 feet below the sur
face OF the water. half q mile of Avalon Bay.
There must be Millions Fishermen merely
lower q line with twenty or thirty hooks. leave
Il for ten minutes and then haul 1t up with q
wheel. and thsre you are. with from ten to
twenty or more sand dats. Some OF the fam
ily lay 100000 eggs. but our sand dab de-
posits about 100000 in all probability; mi
nuts spheres whose life history is a remarkable
,tuly and ono that can be observed with ease.
ppt lisa m cells than otpo
tion shows them to be dividing up. and they
arpear to contain quantities OF other spheres
Changes GO on until finally the form OF the
embryo fish appears and day by day we watch
It's growth until finally 1t escapes from the egg.
and here we nave SURPRISE as the infant
founder bears little, If any. resemblance to his
1arent The mature fish Is fat, lying at the
bottom with both eyes on the uppsr side and
n curious. quirk In his mouth that appears to
be twisted all out OF shape. The younester is
an entirely different fish. No dropping to the
bottom for him; no twisted mouth or eyes both
on one side. He Is an infant to be sure. but
the proud possessor Of biateral symmetry yet
hs is about 70 pass through one Of the most
marvellous changes known to science. Tho
little FISH has an eye on each side: his mouth
10 like that OF any other fish, and. disdaininG
the bottom. he sSms upright. Now..if. We
watch him day by day we shall see that he
soon shows an inclination to sink to the bot
TOM At Qrst he drops down and bends over
or tins as he grows higher. then finally falls
on one side and shows disposition to lie
there This brings one OF his eyes on the un-
Z r side. whero it is in danger Of being injured
and rendered useless 1t is now that the fish
may be said TO use CHRISTIAN science. as ne
THINKS thae eye from the unuer sue 10 the up
per..end We can reaaily ioiow Ill its WAKE. vi
course. "heh say 'htisuan scisneo am
Joking: out something happens' as IN a very
snort tltne that eye oeeihs 10 'ravoi' anu mere
the speaker TOOK UP paper' ID ofa"ing
Whlch SHOWS nrst' the eyes On oo'h siues' Sec
ond' the eye s.arteo' thiiu' inc eye gong
around the heao lourth' the e'o eohpie'eiS
around having Joined lts mate on tho upper
tlde' IN traVel'ine III 'i.s way 'he eye ap-
pears u oe possosseu y, eoihe i'e'oiio ious
sense ana IL is IN rea!ity ,ne most reliarAap'e
performances In the animal klheaom.
MEile this chahee IL IN PROGRESS 'ne mouth
is also chaheine' ana nhai' II - twis'eu OUT
OF tshape 10 ADAPT Nseil 10 .he nsn lying on ono
side ana now nouhosf III the iul' sense Oh the
term. Inc eye tra'e's o'ei III uiiieren' ways.
ana ts Wahoerinss can oi's Hioru an'a@en'eh'
o the observer.
speaking I" eyes salu isteper as tns
naturalist cohciuueu' theio an o,o inuu'
try growing up mere LooN ae .heso' hoiu,hk
OUT haha'ui oi roupu s'isleHihs op'.e'S Ina.
IooAed ike nnrpies Haoe Vi ics All o'o
man Is cohectihg 'hese as ,curiosn'es' 'he'
are the eyes OF sroupers anu sea pass'
eau pea' l"a.' M sa,u ",Eo N III ~
group no" 10 'h'S' anu ho .ooA itotn "''
pocket an oo'ec. knsten,nS WIN naIi on
almost per'oct ln',a.lon " % @|..So,se .1r,s'-
would De worm ioF'uhe " l's no!uei in'