New-York tribune., 1901-10-27

Such was the familiar cry that used to wake
us from our morning sumbers some years ago.
Alas. those days are gone Inc sea egg IS
nearly thing of the past. Shall We ever again
see those large shells that Roach and others OK
that iIk used to hawk about our city, thus az
fording our mothers the opportunity of giving
cheap. wholesome and delicious breakfast!
Surely Fate has dealt hardly with u.s. Inc
miserable. attenuated articles sometimes sold
and called sea eggs are not to be compared with
those of former years. What is the cause!
Many have tried to solve the mystery. but the
fact remains that the sea eggs of the present
day miserable failure. Had the matter
been adjudicated by the fishermen OF ST. Philips
and Christ Church parishes. must have
arrived at wiser conclusion TO the cause
stances the industry bids fair to entirely.
The home of the sea egg is. or used TO be, the
Windward part of this island. Some found
to leeward. but not in quantities to encourage
trade in them. In former years they were not
CnIy 10 be found in the shallow waters to wind
ward, but reaching out as far as men could
dive. They We're found in such numbers that
men would carry down bag, and with piece
of iron hoop Scrape them up until they had as
many as they could possibly bring to the sur
face. Those days have passed away, and the
primary cause is the absence of rough seas that
used TO prevail in the past years Let any one
examine a egg il is taken out of the
water Break it in two with a knife, and he
will see a mass of slime and strings in the
centre. If the sea egg has attained its full
strength, or nearly so. there viii be seen rows
of flesh attached to the shell that look Ike the
eggs OF the lobster Now these are not eggs.
They, positively the flesh of the sea eggs.
If the are the eggs where is the body? We
eggs in the lobster whether inside after
they have spawned. but We also see that they
emanate from the body Of the lobster. We see
2;gs in the roes Of many fish, the flying
ush. dolphin billfish Conger eel. etc, but they
also come from the body of the fish These So
called eggs have not the germ of life in jhem
and should the egg not be broken they
perish without perpetuatiES their species. 1t is
only when the sea egg i broken by the waves
against the stones in the that the real
hryo of the future egg is released and.
fastening itself To the stones. becomes in time
4 "A egg. Ii any one finds sea egg and breaks
il while he is in the water. he feels
water Let him examine the cause and he Will
So. "a quantity 5f small black objects that have
come out of The sea egg, and which as they
touch his body this stinSing sensation.
This is the egg Of the future egg. and the
more OF these that released the more sea
eEgs will have.
The surgins seas of past years, while Destroy
ing millions Of sea eggs in water so deep that
no human agency could reach them, yet re-
leased these eggs. which in their turn became
the sea eggs of the following year. The
called eggs periShvd- Now, We have had no
surgins seas I1tterly The rough seas of recent
wears have been caused by violent winds. which
do not affect the any great depth; while
q surgnG sea. caused by the influence of the
moon goes right down TO the very bottom In
past years have seen the skies bright. with
scarcely zephyr of wind but the sea laShed
into fury by the action Of planetary influences.
This is a real SurSinS sea IL is a Well known
fact that the severeSt hurricane does not affect
the ocean TO a greater depth than fifty fathoms.