Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-07-26
MYSTERIES or THE OCEAN.
Scientific support for Stories About
Sea Serptuts,

4 government report by Prof. |
Brown Goode tells some curious facts |
about the deutzens OF the great ocean
depths In the Introduction Profes-
s1r Goode SAYS ut seems probable |
that there are many inhabitants of the
deep that are too swift, too wary. too
canning or too large to be taken, Il
cannot be doubted for example, that
somewhere in the sea at an unknown
distance below the surface there are
living certain tlshlike animals I'M
known to science, and OF great size,
which come occasionally to The surface
and give foundation To such stories as
those of the sta-serpent"
Since docp-sea dredging began more
than coo species Of deep-sea fishes have
been discovered all OF a more or less
wonderful nature; but 10 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 come humping
along over the bottom or blowing
through the oo2e. From time TO time
reports come OF strange animals be-
Ing seen al 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 80 feet long or
so. Another well known but rare
marine monster Is the ribbon fish, OF
about the same length, a beautiful
creature with rich scarlet fms Still
another resident of the marine depths
that occasionally strays 20 the surface
is the giant squd or devil fish These
creatures generally put in an appear
dnce 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
apart while the bones are mere tissue
filled with mucus Yet though the
fish is a 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 arc undoubtedly light
giyers their bodies emitting a bril-
liant light BY which they recognize
each other Ia the trackless wastes.
Is the World Improving?
The Saturday Review has been writ
Ing on the comforting theme that So
riety Us gradually on the mend Con
trasting the past with the present, it
SAYS There were ia 1924 In London
alone 30 well-known gambling houses,
as the Cocoa Tree, which is stiil flour
lsbing as "A club at Ga St James street
one night late In the last century
there was a cast at hazard, the dif-
ference of which was ClSOO00 That
present pink Of perfection Whites.
was, perhaps, the most appalling
gambling he'll ia Europe rhe young
men of the age says Walpole lose
there 10000, Gl5,0o0, 100000 in an
evening The play at this club was
only for rouleaux Of $50 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 rufIles and TO guard their eyes
from the light, and to prevent tumbling
their hair worn hjgh-crowned straw
hats. with broad brims. and sometimes
masks 10 conceal their emotions. nj
also says We have got into our heads
that sunday was better observed in the
Puritancal acceptance OF the word
three or four generations back than II
IS now II 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
choness Of Salisbury, the Lady Hyde
Parker, the Misses WalpoIc bad regu-
lar card parties on a Sunday and
there were concerts and receptions an
over the @u announced with beeOm
ing regu Jy in the Morning Post
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