The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-13
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hog -. thr uuhi'rrphnlus. This fish has n
hollow urfl'y In its head. and can live for
.me time uut IT the water. Jugglers both
IN India ard China exhibit those fishes
va,sirs nm the land,
4 have ~o"n Thorn carried alive in pals
n China slice. being cut from them for sale
A. desire " long as the fish realms life
the .,c. ~ taken from it fetch "A high price,
hut DIS soon H. death ensucs the remainder
hs little valve.
i urur made a collection Of flying fishes
for one Il the German museums. MANY
nanrla nayc hclef, which was also shared
by SCIENTISTS for many years, that the flight
Of ttr-a fishes was nothing but a prolonged
, Ian Later Investigations h3 We shown
that the Isl really does fly. The only thing
that prevents II from making a longer flight
THAI II loo. about | OOO yards-is the dry
ig and consequent stitching of the mem
braHc IT H. wings.
Am ~ curl us freak Of nature il a very
small ,"s a.. al, found in the Black Sea.
which Al 10 to fv. the only kno wn Instance
IN Taural history whore an invertebrate
d es -. Il was first discovered by DR..
0struCu,N, a scientist, while cruising in the
Back S-a IN years ago.
They have no wings. but to their claws
are attached long, downy hairs. and from
the tips Il their tails hang furry tufts,
which lo,k lil" feathers. After getting up
4 speed under water, they suddenly shoot into
the air ard glide over the waves like swal-
W., only Ia plunge into the sea again,
their dowrv hair and fcGthery appendages
acting a. the wings Of an aeroplane.
-One Of my most surprising experiences
happened IN Florida in 1877. l was floating
dow The Suwance River in a n late one
evening, when suddenly the extreme still
Ness Of the beautiful night was broken by
O sweet but Intensely plaintive strain of
music which seemed to issue from the
water.
Startled. | sat in the boat like a statue,
md a. il n ated silently along with the cu!-
rent | heard the p~laintive sound rising and
falling like that of an nolan harp, and
seeming to comc from all directions. Dip
ping my PADDLE in the water | sent the
canoe in the direction where the noise
Seemed the lcudcst, but a. soon is my pad
die splashed in the water the music in
sanity ceased, and | heard it no more that
evening.
You may be sur my curiosity was thor
oNghly aroused, and, throwing aside all
tlIerSttiots imaginings, set myself
TO ferret ont the source of the music. After
q weeks work ! found it to proceed from
The schools Of sea drum which frequent
the Gulf rivers for n short distance from
Their mouth. 1t was not till some years
later that ! read the legend Of the Pasca-
eoula River and its mysterious music,
which was deemed supernatural by tho
Indians and early whites who heard it, and
found out that this same sea drum had
made ii. 1t is supposed to be the love call
Of the fishes,
Probably tho most remarkable fish
winch | picked up in the course of my
travels was one known to science az Opos-
!onlqs mIcrlpin us, | brought a specimen
% this city and took it to the old
aquarium, When | showed il to the super
m%lendent he did not appear to be par
ucularIy impressed with it.
told him to wait a few minutes and y!
would show him something which would
surprise him, The fish was literally
tprihkled with small white spots on the back
eld sides, these being placed 80 as to form
I!nnsverse bands around the creature.
ehoer my directions a small aquarium
was placed in the centre of his office and
ue shades at the windows pulled down
oas to make the room dark,
- then placed the fish in the aquarium.
tora minute or two we sat in silence watch
Ems the tank, when suddenly a flash of
rrght was seen through the glass sides.
Lor several minutes this was followed by
Intermittent flashes of light, and then
M,Saoenly a streak Of bright light burst forth,
Illuminating the tank.
lhis streak seemed to run up and down
we body OF the fish, creating the appear
ecnnS OF clouds of light passing over 1t.
g llles on admiration burst forth almost
mvoIllntarlly from the beholders at the
hAghltcent sight, and all wanted to know
loS II was done.
Raising the curtains | showed them what
a rauSeu the phenomena. The fish had tho
1--WE, OF Illuminating the white spots on
~ BODY at will and was able to do 40 either
S%naey or all together. thus being able to
ITIeect tho light in any direction desired.
amortunately for the curious sightseers
II VI .thlS city the fish died before il could be
paced on exhibition.
Witnessed a laughable little episode
TWe while stopping at Kingston on the
ssand Of Jamaica was idling away n
n ~ n. hours ut the fish wharf waiting Tor the
III arHlNP boats To A,,,,n - frnr, tlAir ~ rnt In u'G