The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-07-01
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seaae of tins ciaFtowa Methaaa ~ gThiah
6he Memda Animal InimFien-
How many weak and timid Great
nraa there are IN the world, with nsith-
e teeth and elawe tor their protection.
armoF for their defense. nor speed
with which 20 escape their enoznieai
one can hardly undeFstand why they
have not al been killed and eaton up
long ago. Nature IL. however. kinder
10 these poor animals than ahs seems:
for II she has left them defsnseless
against attack. she has given them
marvellous power o. recovery from In
iuFsoA
When a tiny lizard has 10 acampeF
for his life In search Of . crack IN the
rock. be often has 80 close = call"
that his pnFsaer snaps on his tad just
~ he whiaks Into safety. A loss like
this would Kill most larger animals.
but not the little lizard He simply
waits round quietly until q new tail
grows. and then IL a. well on 40 be.
fore. except that the new tail has
6exible rod o. cartilage Whers ne old
enc had 3 backbone.
II an earthworSn happens 10 be- re-
firing 10 his hole when q robin "a ont
looking for breakfast. there 10 apt 70
be q Lively tug u war between the
eater and the breakfast Not tnfre-
qusntty the bird gets ne tail end Of
the werm. whiis ths Othar half eEswla
away into safety. Not svsn q lizard
could survive such treatment as this.
but the earthwOrm u. IN ability 20 ~
eoysF from injuries. almost a. much
superior 10 the lizard - the lizard h
% IA He grown q new hAif-body %
replace the ons whSch he's been DO
Voured. and seems 10 mind his loaa no
more thaR boy uaARdn having his hair
cut
There ara. besides. some anafi-liks
wateRworms which quite outdo The
saFthworn in bearing up against mia-
fortune. II one Of Eheas chances %
ioss bis entirs bead. IN . wesk o. So
sOmetimes In only four o. nvs days
be grows . new one. brain. eyes. and
all. and 10 as well on AS ever. Even
II = hungry lSh gcta two bites az him.
- that be Loses both head and tail
the worm can patch himself out with
rev tDesnhsEs ara SO about hia bnms.
ne@a AZ before They hare even been
known 60 Est divided into two pseoes
about equal 10 saaa. and each piecs
grow . new haif-body. 60 hat there
were two entire woTua In place Of
@A
AftsF this Il viii easily b guessed
that u the bead end o. de worn hap
pens 10 be split half way down he viii
grow two new Sides and become Y.
ahapad with two heads. or 10 the tai
snd IL split new 'ssdss grow and a two
tailed Wcrn u naAda. Sometimes ons
OF gws new heada dSysioD Close bohine
the cd one In the aRGia ef tho 7. In
6eed. ne little creature 9ssma - have
. soTt % uAsnla for fnakinG ngw hsada
aud tAila wherever he enda q ehancA
I ~ therefore. the worm, afa@g recelF,
( in1 several wounda. Manages 10 20
eape vita his Hfs fro1 tAs suts which
happ@n 10 open forward. little haAdl
grow out and fro@ the@s op@aAnR bach.
ward little RAllR-ns doubt greatly q
bis enhaEFanamsn1
~ What 81 ths eut-sR haads ard
tntis1 % they make new bodies and
/ become whole animals aRAtnf Not
usaAiiy. Tha severed had seams d
become eonfussd - thst Il does moi
know what 10 da n it hYsa 4 y most
I apt 70 produce another bad NE itself,
and change into two haada paAcsd necn
30 BsSk - hat thsy look In oppoaaaa
6trectionA 20. toe. tie severed tail
/ equally foosish. doahssa itnolf and Be.
GENES two u@as@as tails growing end
/ 10 end
Hsa tsn'i tbs really quttD imposus.
blei A head OF . taa o. svsn q half.
body cannot get food. IL u cannot eat
u cannot grow; and that 10 al there
is abOat IL Wen Il Il true that q
fragment cnnnot eat But setu Il car
make the new part out q tn own tie
sue So the animal keops gettins
smaller As II becomes more nearly
eompleta. until. when the new part ID
I finished. The whole body may be %
more than the tenth part OF tn props1
asu@ The reconstructed animals arr
therefore forced b begin life over
again like young worma In time
however. they grow up 10 fun size
whcn q head end MAKES a new head
instead Of tau. OF q tail makes a new.
tail instead Of head. the httis Great
nrea must necessarily waste away and
die.-ist. NicholaA