The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02

tain means of defence, and 10 .'.'t.-
species different means
Thus the brilliantly hucd m tor
fears nothing that swims, n.' ,yo,
the savage shark, because b, SHOWS
that his unequalled swiftness can .ayo
him. And in tropical waters, sw.rm.
ing with fish gorgeous IN savtst hu.
and gold and scarlet, there IS qs.to A
different protection.
These jewelled beauties, sw.um ne
about rather tamely, would D. .,.p.
less against ravenous pursucr- were
1t not that they live in shallow de
pools and near coral reefs. W.ore
these pursuers dare not follow ION.
why not? Because coral root. ire
full of stings of the live corr, .-al.
lures. stings that hurt a man nl
IL he touches them and might -.ro,
the eyes of any big fish that v'at.r.l
among their tortuous arm. nj
branches. And tide pools ahu..1 n
sea urchins with sharp barh'd 81. a,s
hundreds of them, that break ,r n.
side a wound. also in s.a amen no.,
possessed Of a powerful sting.r- lp.
paratus. which dangers the o.. d.1
could not avoid in shadows al. mar.
row passages, whereas the ..'e
pretty fellows, butterflies Of o.. ..l.'
by some anci Mt instinct steer -.'..y
among them.
In addition to her work Wi ro''
one OF the duties Of the Alht'l 4,
to take deep soundngs, th.- Nc
done by n small winch on Tho '..k
operated by little steam en@.n. "a.
swiftly lowers over the stern rc
length Of piano wire held '.' ~
a sixty pound IRON shot. TIL 300.
Is released from the wire as A. as
II strikes the bottom. wherour.H che
engine stops and the depth IS .,-,.
tered automatically-2.00 900. 5000. 5000
fathoms-by n CyClometer arr. .,.
ment connected with tn vino In
sailing unknown seas the Alr'r.,s
takes soundings every half h ur by
and night.
The Albatross also makes records 4
deep sea temperatures Iy means 4
self-reg STEERING Thermometers secured
to the sounding line ahoy, a.. .o1
shot These temperature o'-'rya.
lions prove that the ocean la- ftr
more limited range Of heat a.5 \
than the land. its maximum -r:laa
temperature being about - G'-''es
Fahrenheit and it, minimum . =.
% degrees Fahrenheit in H.. "...
frigid depths. the cold pudi.'- n..
tween Greenland and y rway Tie
average ocean temperature a. . > t..
of six or seven hundred fa'l y- )
SO degr es Fahrenheit.
one of the mysteries Il the -,a s
a regular nightly temperature r-. Z
half a degree at a depth o.. 700
fathoms. This unaccountah.. I'm.
peratura variation has been .h>. ,..3
by the Albatross over and over 100. p.
Another regular task Of II. g..
{ graphcrs is To take ohserVa'. .- =
the saltiness of the sea. which v..s
greatly In different localit.-s. tt. 10
this by sending Il wn on H., N
line brass specimen bottles am. ...!
to fill and close at any des!r q. -
Thus il has been learned thar 80
north Atlantic is considerably So ..-
than the north Pacific and taa' ..'
salt est Of all the great seas ar. '.s
Mediterranean. the Rcd, and esl'. ~
the Adrlatic. Also. on either %
of the equator. in both Atlant' ai
Pacific. there have been discovered
trade wind patches" that arr g..
sively salt. Some patient stat a
has calculated that 4 all the s9.'
sea were evaporated and spread ..
this country 1t would cover tn, -
United States with salt more a
mile and half deep.
During nv stay in Wash.r-'
this investigation ! had seV,.. ".
versations with Commissioner p
cries Hugh NJ. Smith regard .- ..a
immensely valuable food supp t
we might take from our OCEAN. ....-
the fashion Of more thrifty
but that we allow To go to was,, ' -
the total value of marine v,-.. IS
gathered annually by the United ''s
is only about $40 900 as agains' 5, .,.
600 worth gathered 10y japan b
far less to draw upon. In our y
waters we have in.Nha-Ist'
beds. hundreds Of millions 90; .-
an important food product ' 500
entirely neglect. although ~
the kelp Industry is jealous. soc
cuted.
Another marine vcgctal,,
priced in the East Is one f. .
nutritious isinGlass or i,.s
duced This vegetan'o .r
abundant along our New
coast and might be had fur ''..
ing, but no one takes the %
gather ii owing To general
The same Is true f sea ,..
and the sea urChins and
mollusks that we have In
numbers along our coasts.
would support great pos
people were taught to ms
them.
(COpDri0ht, 1915 hD n, ire
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