New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-04

ssneblo red that also has very long spnes. These
up and down them IN handins them You have to
be careful as it is easy TO stick one in your niger
and once in it is painful and difficult matter to
There are 10 snakes in Bermuda. but there is
curious toad, called the Great Surinam. or Bufo
aqua Daudin. Though long ago introduced from
Is1fo agaa came Directly to Bermuda from BRUSH
Guiana in $50. j. vas imported for the purpose
rapidly increased until IL Is common throughout
psrotid glands. in the form Of a fine spray Sc
erection which is believed to be poisonous. produc-
hrane- Dogs that mouth this toad are said 10
and parotd glands when injected into the blood
Of dogs. fowls or frogs cause commissions; g., =.
| the islands, only one is native The lizard is the
| only reptile found in Bermuda
WHAT MISS GALLUP BROUGHT BACK.
In addition to specimens Of all these brought
back a large sea cucumber. 10 inches long and or
5 inches in diameter several sand dollars. which
circular and fat and related 10 the urchin.
and seven eight varieties OF corals. Bermuda is
showiest species occurring in or inches Of sand
| IN depth OF % feet Of water, where they are
naturally difficult 70 collect l obtained a num-
| Der OF ascidlans. some marine worms with gilis
Which FUND myself and lot Of epcnees IN ali
colors-yellow. orange, brown. pink and red.
10 buy natural Curios. There seems to be enter
prise either among the natives or The Europeans
TO collect The result is that the shops where de-
sirable souvenirs Of this kind to be obtained
At the Chdren's Museum the lecture work VIII
An hour a week is set apart for each grade from
the primary through the highest grammar grade.
The schedule Tor the month. - =
more directly the work Of the public schools
than ever before said Miss Gallup. The chill
dren who attend the lectures regularly get a flood
OF Light on their work a2G progress much faster
in t3ei, studies than pupils who do not Within
have used the museum more than ever before"
SCHEDULE or LECTURES.
The schedule OF lectures for October IS as fol-
Grade s. A and r. Fridays At 4 p m
October 2-"Nature's Method Of Planting Seeds
October ?-"Ilow Sounds Are Produced and Trans
, October l6-"Heh and Low Tones and Musical
October 23-"Tho Human Voice and Ear"
Grade =. A and p. Wednesdays. at 4 D. m.
October How Plants Scatter Their Own Seeds
October 2l-,'Pan,s and Insects
October .S-"The Barometer and Its Uses"
Grade 6 \ and E. THURSDAYS. at 2. m.
October PLANTS That Scatter Their OWE Seeds"
October S-,How Different Animals Breathe
October How Animals Capture Their Food"
October 29-''The Canary and the Pigeon"
Grade .. 4 and r Tuesdays al 4 D. M
October c-'FIou Plants Scatter Their own Seeds
. october @)-''The Way Animals Capture Their
October 27-''Insects and Plants"
PRIMARY GRADE
SATURDAYS. at 1870 a. m. and 30 p m
October @-"Goleenrod and Asters."
october 1.-THE Mosquito and Other Insect Enc
mics
October 24-''l2lauts and Queer Seeds
October Sl-''ghe Canary ana the Pigeon"
Besides all the specimens which are preserved
IN alcohol in bottles. the Children Museum pos
sesses collection Of live reptiles which is q source
OF ne greatest interest the child visitors
institution there are specimens Of the common
garter snake the cOpperhead and little grass
snake. and. uAtil a few days ago. the museum was
also in possession OF a handsome king snake from
Virginia. But the snake populati ton Of the museum
is almost iraHsltory IN its character as that of
a New-York hathoCse. As a snake ha
shed hts skin and adorned himself with new
coat. he IS chloroformed and mounted in a glass
Jar and placed museum shelf. he being at his
state OF highest physical perfection the skin
shedding period. There are also i'm the menagerie
swapping aud box turtles. terrapin spotted
painted torioises. alligator three feet long sew
ersl toads and frogs, chameleOns. fresh water
miissels. nevis. three species OF fish. and a mud
puppy.