Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1900-07-26
MYSTERIES OF THE OCEAN.
Scientific Support for Stories About
Sea Serpents.


A government report by Prof. j..
Brown Goode tells some curious facts
about the denizens of the great ocean
depths. In the introduction Profess
sor Goode says: at seems probable
mat there are many inhabitants of the
ueep that are too swift, too wary, too
cunning or too large to be taken. 1t
cannot be doubted. for example, that
somewhere in the sea at an unknown
Instance below the surface there are
living certain fshlike animals un-
known 70 science, and of great size,
wllch come occasionally to the surface
end give foundation to such stories as
those of the sea-serpent."
Since deep-sea dredging began more
than 600 species of deep-sea fishes have
been discovered, all of more or less
wonderful nature; but it is very rare
that large fishes are taken. The net on
the bottom, dragged along by wire
three or four miles long, catches only
the very sluggish forms; the large and
active animals dart away and escape
as the strange object comes humping
along over the bottom or blowing
through the ooze From time to time
reports come of strange animals be-
ing seen at sea, and while these reports
have generally been secuted as sailors
yarns, recent Investigations show that
they may be true. There are well
authenticated cases where a creature
known as the eel-shark has been seen
Ia genuine sea serpent 40 feet long or
so. Another well known but rare
marine monster is the ribbon fish, OF
about the same length, beautiful
creature with rich scarlet fins. Still
another resident of the marine depths
that occasionally strays to the surface
is the giant squid or devil fish. These
creatures generally put in an appear
ance only when they have been injured
in some way.
Nearly all the fishes so far found in
the deep sea are, when taken from the
water found to be so loosely con-
structed and so porous that many drop
tAEcll u MAilt lut UOuGS dlG llSSuS
filled with mucus. Yet though the
fish is literal sponge in the deep
sea, it may be a ferocious creature,
with strength to rend large and power
full animals. The large fishes of the
abysmal depths are undoubtedly light
giyers, their bodies emitting a bril-
liant light by which they recognize
each other in the trackless wastes.
Is the World Improving?
The Saturday Review has been writ
ing on the comforting theme that So
ciety is gradually on the mend. Con-
trasting the past with the present, 1t
says: There were in 1924 in London
alone So well-known gambling houses,
as the Cocoa Tree, which is still flour
ishing as a club at GA st. James street.
One night late in the last century
there was cast at hazard, the diff
ference of which was e1S0,000. That
present pink of perfection, Whites,
was, perhaps, the most appalling
gambling hell in Europe" The young
men OF the age says Walpole lose
there 100000, e15,000, 100000 in an
evening The play at this club was
only for rouleaux of ESQ each and
generally there was 10000 in gold
ON the table. The gamesters began by
pulling off their embroidered clothes,
and put on frieze garments or turned
their coats inside out for luck. They
put on pieces of leather to save their
lace ruflles and to guard their eyes
from the light, and to prevent tumbllng
their hair worn high-crowned straw
hats, with broad brims, and sometimes
masks to conceal their emotions" II
also says: 1--WE have got into our heads
that Sunday was better observed in the
Puritanical acceptance of the word
three or four generations back than 1t
is now. 1t was quite otherwise. All
the great ladies when the queen came
to the throne-the Duchess of yelling
ton, the Duchess of Rutland, the Mar
chioness of Salisbury, the Lady Hyde
Parker, the Misses Walpole-had regu-
lar card parties on a Sunday and
there were concerts and receptions all
cyer the town announced with becom-
ing regularity in the Morning POST
Household Words.