The Washington times., 1926-01-16

lea, at the annual meeting OF u
Protective Association held at HI
are determined to rid themselves
and expense.
During the spawning season the
mud rooters play havoc with the
eggs. deyouring all within their
sight. Even the spawn Of the
fighting bass family fall as prey
to this creature Of the soft fins.
AS we all know, the bass lis the.
personificatton OF valor at spawn
ing time and all species of the.
deep have the greatest respect for
him. Nothing but the loss or
death Of the eggs from low tenn.
peratlire, heavy deposits OF sedi-
ment or other adverse conditions
viii cause him to abandon his nest.
1T seems that the carp species
grow with rapidityt In the inland
waters Of the Old Dominion State
and action must be carried on or
the game fish along with other
finny families will be completely
wiped out.
The carp, aware of the gamesters'
fighting ability, having often felt
the sting Of his knife-liIxe fins,
does not approach In the clear,
but muddies the water with his
huge tail, hiding the eggs from
view OF the parent. Being unable
to locate his nest the bass moves
onward, leaving his treasure at the
mercy Of the intruder
Aquatic plant life has been
greatly reduced and especially I'm
the ClichaE1Ominy district, BY the
destructive work Of fheecarp. The
| carp's characteristic habit ID 70
be on the move, nOsing in the
mud bed, roofing up vegetation.
Carp are In abundance In the
Chickahominy district and as one
sportsman said, he has seen them
roofing like pigs, with their noses
Z out OF the water.
Plants play an important part In
the publication Of water, taking up
the carbonic acid gas liberated by
decomposition and exhaling the
oxygen essential to living creatures.
Thus they prevent the asphy xiation
of fish Hfe
Losses Of fish through the depre-
dations OF enemies win be greatly
lessened where there is an abund-
ant aquatic growth in which they
may hide. 1t also. furnishes shade
on bright days.
For the next few years, at
least, the carp will have nothing
but enemies In Virginia and his
existence win depend on his cum
ming. 4
Will II. Dig, national president
of the Izaak Walton League of
American is recovering from a
serious throat affiiction. He left
st. Luke's Hospital, Chicago, last
month and accompanied by his
private secretary Is now in the
South. where he will remain
throughout the cold season.
In response to q letter dictated
by President Dig, while he lay
flat on his back in the institution
in Chicago, suffering with the in
sidious disease sportsmen through
! out the country offered q prayer
for his recovery and hundreds of
letters sympathizing with the great
outdoor man were received.
His boundless enthusiasm and
lindomitable will power have done
a great deal to combat the disease
and his love of America out OF
doors, for which he has done so
much, will help him greatly.
Everyone is confident that he will
soon recover.
Fishes possess smelling fac
ulty, according to one of our
best known anglers. An exam
inatiOn Of the nostriIs of = fish
reveals the fact that they are
not connected with the air tube
system, as i'm most animals. he
says, but lead into blind pockets
lined with delicate membranes
well supplied with, nerves.
There is very little doubt" says
this authority. that fishes can
smell very well. 1t would appear
that it Is necessary or advisable
that the sense should be somewhat
unusually developed. or receptivsly
increased, for, in place of the usual
pair of nostrils most fishes have
two pairs of external openings, the
one placed above the other. A mo-
ment's thought will Indicate that
the means by which smelling is &C.
complished cannot be the same in
water-breathing animals as in those
that live on land and breathe air.
I'm the latter, the air containing
the odoriferous particles is drawn
through the nostrils into the lungs
and the nature of the odor is quick.
~ analysed en- route. The moment
the odor is detected as Objectionable,
the passage to the lungs is closed
and a more searching ANALYSIS
made by the action known as
shifting. The same process takes
place when the odor is very faint
More air is drawn into the nos.
trils by shifting, SO that the. SEN
sation may be increased.
''In fishes, water Is not drawn
through the nostrils, but merely
into the small pockets and though
these may be emptied and refiIled,
the quantity of water brought into
contact with the nerves of smell
must be comparatively small. In
some few fishes, as in the glove
fishes and buffers, for example.
there is no nasal pocket, the nerves
being directed into external pro.
cesses and seeing that such would
come into contact with a greater
volume of water than could enter
the nasal pockets, one wonders that
such system is not the rule rather
than the exception"
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