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particularly in a walking position , is so much like that of toads or frogs , that a careless observer would at first be at some loss to deter , mine their real nature . " A no less wonderful pedestrian is the Hassar ( Doras Costata ) , a South American fish , that marches over laud in search of water , travelling a whole night , when the pools dry up in which it
comnionly resides . It projects itself forwards on its bony pectoral fins , by the elastic spring of tho tail , exerted sidewise , and in this manner proceeds nearly as fast as a man will leisurely walk . The strong scales or bands which envelope its body must greatly facilitate its march , in the manner of the plates under the belly of serpents ,
which are raised and depressed by a voluntary power , in some measure performing tho office of feet . The Indians say justly these fishes supply themselves Avith water for their journey . If they find the pools and rivers everywhere dried up , they bury themselves iu tho mud , and fall into a kind of asphyxia or lethargy , till the rainy season recalls them again to life . "
The way in which cod are " dressed doAvn , " or gutted , boned , and salted , is described as follows , tho process occupying two or three hours and tho crcAV being divided for tho purpose into throaters , headers , splitters , salters , and packers . " First the throater passes his sharp knife across the throat of the unfortunate cod to the bone , and rips open the bowels . He then
passes it quickly to the header , who with a strong sudden wrench pulls off the head and tears out the entrails , which he casts overboard , passing at the same time the fish instantly to the spliter , who with one cut lays it open from head to tail , and almost in tho twinkling of an eye with another cut takes out the backbone . After separating the sounds , which aro placed with the tongues , and packed in barrels as a great delicacy , the backbone follows the entrails
overboard , while the fish at the same moment is passed with the other hand to the Salter . Such is the amazing quickness of tho operations of heading and splitting that a good workman will often decapitate and take out the entrails and backbone of six fish in a minute . Every fisherman is supposed to know something of each of these operations , and no rivals at cricket ever entered with more ardour into their work than do some athletic champions for the palm of ' dressing doAvn' after a day ' s catch . "
The following of a sea-anemone is truly marvellous : — " Dr . Johnson mentions a specimen of Actinia Crassicornis that might have been originally two inches in diameter , and that had somehow contrived to swallow a scallop-valve of the size of an ordinary saucer . The shell fixed within the stomach was so placed as to divide it completely into two halves , so that the body , stretched tensely over , had become thin and flattened like a pancake . All
communication between the inferior portion of the stomach aud the mouth was of course prevented ; yet , instead of emaciating and dying of an atrophy , the animal had availed itself of what undoubtedly had been an untoward accident to increase its enjoyment and chances of double fare . A new mouth , furnished with two rows of numerous tentacula , was opened upon what had been tho base and led to the under stomach ; the individual had indeed become a sort of Siamese twin , bnt with greater intimacy and extent in its union . "
We might go on almost to infinity making similar extracts to tho foregoing , but the length to which this notice has already run , warns us that we must soon bring our remarks to a close . Part III . treats ^ of the "Progress of Maritime Discovery" from tho days of the Phoenicians down to the latest voyages undertaken for the purposes of scientific investigation and research . This sketch will amply suffice for the ordinary reader , whoso object is not so much
the study of minute details , as to obtain a general idea of his subject . It only remains for us to say , of the numerous illustrations scattered throughout tho volume , that they for the most part convey a sufficient idea of the objects they represent . In fine , Dr . Hartwig ' s book is a perfect storehouse of knowledge , and will , doubtless , find , as it deserves to find , a place in the library of every student of Natural History .
THE UPPER TEX THOUSAND . —An Alphabetical List of all Members of Noble Families , Bishops , Privy Councillors , Judges , Baronets , Members of the House of Commons , Lords-Lieutenant , Governors of Colonies , Knights and Companions of Orders , Deans and Archdeacons , and the superior officers of the Army and the Navy , with their official Description and Addresses . Compiled by Adam Bisset Thorn . London : George Routledge and Sous , thoBroadway . 1875 .
WE are fully aware that no adequate idea can be formed of the enormous amount of patient labour which the compilation of a work of reference of this kind demands . It is , therefore all the more creditable to Mr . Thom , who has had charge of this very trying duty , that The Upper Ten . Thousand , in the first year of its publication , should present so many evidences of care and judgment on the part of the
Editor . The public are certainly indebted both to him and the publishers , for a handier , more compact , or better printed and better arranged list of our official and other public men does not , as far as wo know , exist . Publications there are , of course , almost without number , which contain portions , perhaps the whole of the information , certainly combined in tin ' s volume . Most of them rest their claims
for the approbation of the public upon some one or more special features . Thus , there are Peerages , Baronetages , and Knightages . Guides to the House of Commons , Court Guides , Official Handbooks , and the like . The information contained in many of them is naturally fuller and more detailed , for the space at their command is less
limited . But the aim of Messrs . Routledge appears to have been to provide as far as possible , a work which should , in some measure , combine all the special features of other Guides and Companions . And so far as we have tested tho work , we do not hesitate to say that a very fair amount of success has attended their efforts . It is not to
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be expected that such a compilation would be Avholly free from errors of omission or commission , and a 3 tho compiler invites criticism , we take leave to point out one or two shortcomings which have occurred tons . There is no notice of the Countess of Carnarvon , deceased within the last few clays . Sir Henry Sumner Maine was , wo believe , Regius Professor of Civil Law at Cambridge in tho early
part of his career . This is not stated . Colonel Edward Romilly , deputy-Chairman of tho Customs , is entitled , we think , to a separate notice , instead of appearing under the shadow of his wife ' s Aviug . WJiy , again , have inserted Baron Dimsdale and the Barons Rothschild and not Baron Grant , who sat for Kidderminster , if only for a brief
period ? Or do the former titles confer honour , Avhile the latter is only a harren grant ? But those inaccuracies , wo are told , will be corrected in future editions . Those suggestions aro offered iu the same spirit in which they are asked , and it only remains for us to add that The Upper Ten Thousand , has our best wishes . We hope its course may be one of great and uninterrupted prosperity .
The History of a Ship , from her Cradle to her Grave . Illustrated . London : William Tegg and Co . Tnis is a new edition of an old favourite , and ifc will doubtless please the boys of this generation as much as it pleased many of us in our school days . The technical information is generally correct , although , by the bye , a cut of a topsail schooner ( page 91 ) is
erroneously described as a brigantine . Many of tho engravings are very antiquated , aud convey little or no idea of the shipping of tho present day . We regret that the publishers have not thought ifc advisable to give the work a more complete overhaul than it appears to have had . A competent editor should have told his young readers something more of the marvellous changes which have taken place within the last twenty years in tho Royal and Mercantile Marine than
they will find in the Appendix on Steam Navigation . With all its shortcomings AVC can recommend tho work , as well suited for a boy ' s library . The stories which run through it possess the lino old aroma of age , but they are perhaps none the Worso for that . The engraving of the " Devastation" turret ship , which forms the frontispiece of the work , is a very accurate representation of this celebrated marine monster .
Hoi . iow . vTt ' s Puis . —This purifying and regulating medicine should occasionally bo had recourse to during foggy , cold , and wot weather . These I'ills are tho best preventatives of hoarseness , sore throat , diphtheria , pleurisy , and asthma , nnd avc sure remedies for congestion , bronchitis , and intlamation . A moderate attention to the directions folded round each box will enable every
invalid to take tho Pills in the most advantageous manner ; they will there lie taught tho proper doses and the circumstances under which these must bo increased ov diminished . Holloway ' s Pills act as alteratives aperients , aud tonics . A simple cold or catarrh , thoughtlessly neglected , too frequently creates a future of imminent danger , which these Pills , aided by persevering inunction of Uolloway ' s Ointment ou the surface , would avert .
Gratifying Testimonials
GRATIFYING TESTIMONIALS
We have great pleasure in stating that within tho last few clays two very gratifying testimonials have taken place ; one to our highly-respectcd townsman , Mr . T . Or . Palmer ; and the other to a gentleman who , although not a resident , yet is well known to Cheltenham—viz .: Mr . Edward Trindev , of Cirencester . It appears that these two gentlemen have , for the last sixteen and eighteen year ' s
respectively , been high officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of thci Freemasons of Gloucestershire , and that , as a great mark of tho esteem in which both gentlemen aro deservedly held , the governing body has presented to each of them a richly-chased salver , a claret jug , and two very handsome goblets . The following is a copy of the inscription on each article : —
THIS SALYERA CLARET JUG AND TWO GOBLETS
, , Were Presented by THE PKOVI . NX ' IAL GRAND LODGE OP GLOUCESTEKSHIKE TO BKOTIIEK THOMAS GILL PALMER , In recognition of his able discharge of the duties of Provincial Grand Treasurer during a period of 1 G years . 28 th May 1874
The above testimonial to Mr . Palmer we hope will be a hel ping stone to a return to convalescence after his long and trying illness . The following is a copy of the inscription upon the articles presented to Mr . Trindcr : —
THIS SALVERA CLARET JUG AND TWO GOBLETS
, , Wore Presented by THE PROVINCIAL GUANO LODGE or GnoucEstEK . siuKE To BKOTHEU EDWARD TRINDER , In recognition of his able discharge of the duties of Provincial Grand Secretary for 18 years . 2 Sfch May 1874 . We have little doubt but that the Masons generally will be pleased to hear of these pleasing testimonials . —Cheltenham Chronicle .
It is a mistake to suppose that the lady who concealed herself in a room where a "Lodge" was about to be held , and who , when discovered , was compelled to be initiated , is a myth . The " clock-case " may be a myth , bub the lady was nob . She was the Hon . M '" . Aldworth , and continued through life to take an active interest in
the Order into which in her youth she had so strangely gained admission . She founded Dublin Benevolent Institution for Orphan Daughters of Masons . Her portrait still hangs in the principal Lodgeroom in Cork , and under it , in a glass case , the apron and jeAvel she used to wear when she attended . Lodge meetings , —Northampton
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particularly in a walking position , is so much like that of toads or frogs , that a careless observer would at first be at some loss to deter , mine their real nature . " A no less wonderful pedestrian is the Hassar ( Doras Costata ) , a South American fish , that marches over laud in search of water , travelling a whole night , when the pools dry up in which it
comnionly resides . It projects itself forwards on its bony pectoral fins , by the elastic spring of tho tail , exerted sidewise , and in this manner proceeds nearly as fast as a man will leisurely walk . The strong scales or bands which envelope its body must greatly facilitate its march , in the manner of the plates under the belly of serpents ,
which are raised and depressed by a voluntary power , in some measure performing tho office of feet . The Indians say justly these fishes supply themselves Avith water for their journey . If they find the pools and rivers everywhere dried up , they bury themselves iu tho mud , and fall into a kind of asphyxia or lethargy , till the rainy season recalls them again to life . "
The way in which cod are " dressed doAvn , " or gutted , boned , and salted , is described as follows , tho process occupying two or three hours and tho crcAV being divided for tho purpose into throaters , headers , splitters , salters , and packers . " First the throater passes his sharp knife across the throat of the unfortunate cod to the bone , and rips open the bowels . He then
passes it quickly to the header , who with a strong sudden wrench pulls off the head and tears out the entrails , which he casts overboard , passing at the same time the fish instantly to the spliter , who with one cut lays it open from head to tail , and almost in tho twinkling of an eye with another cut takes out the backbone . After separating the sounds , which aro placed with the tongues , and packed in barrels as a great delicacy , the backbone follows the entrails
overboard , while the fish at the same moment is passed with the other hand to the Salter . Such is the amazing quickness of tho operations of heading and splitting that a good workman will often decapitate and take out the entrails and backbone of six fish in a minute . Every fisherman is supposed to know something of each of these operations , and no rivals at cricket ever entered with more ardour into their work than do some athletic champions for the palm of ' dressing doAvn' after a day ' s catch . "
The following of a sea-anemone is truly marvellous : — " Dr . Johnson mentions a specimen of Actinia Crassicornis that might have been originally two inches in diameter , and that had somehow contrived to swallow a scallop-valve of the size of an ordinary saucer . The shell fixed within the stomach was so placed as to divide it completely into two halves , so that the body , stretched tensely over , had become thin and flattened like a pancake . All
communication between the inferior portion of the stomach aud the mouth was of course prevented ; yet , instead of emaciating and dying of an atrophy , the animal had availed itself of what undoubtedly had been an untoward accident to increase its enjoyment and chances of double fare . A new mouth , furnished with two rows of numerous tentacula , was opened upon what had been tho base and led to the under stomach ; the individual had indeed become a sort of Siamese twin , bnt with greater intimacy and extent in its union . "
We might go on almost to infinity making similar extracts to tho foregoing , but the length to which this notice has already run , warns us that we must soon bring our remarks to a close . Part III . treats ^ of the "Progress of Maritime Discovery" from tho days of the Phoenicians down to the latest voyages undertaken for the purposes of scientific investigation and research . This sketch will amply suffice for the ordinary reader , whoso object is not so much
the study of minute details , as to obtain a general idea of his subject . It only remains for us to say , of the numerous illustrations scattered throughout tho volume , that they for the most part convey a sufficient idea of the objects they represent . In fine , Dr . Hartwig ' s book is a perfect storehouse of knowledge , and will , doubtless , find , as it deserves to find , a place in the library of every student of Natural History .
THE UPPER TEX THOUSAND . —An Alphabetical List of all Members of Noble Families , Bishops , Privy Councillors , Judges , Baronets , Members of the House of Commons , Lords-Lieutenant , Governors of Colonies , Knights and Companions of Orders , Deans and Archdeacons , and the superior officers of the Army and the Navy , with their official Description and Addresses . Compiled by Adam Bisset Thorn . London : George Routledge and Sous , thoBroadway . 1875 .
WE are fully aware that no adequate idea can be formed of the enormous amount of patient labour which the compilation of a work of reference of this kind demands . It is , therefore all the more creditable to Mr . Thom , who has had charge of this very trying duty , that The Upper Ten . Thousand , in the first year of its publication , should present so many evidences of care and judgment on the part of the
Editor . The public are certainly indebted both to him and the publishers , for a handier , more compact , or better printed and better arranged list of our official and other public men does not , as far as wo know , exist . Publications there are , of course , almost without number , which contain portions , perhaps the whole of the information , certainly combined in tin ' s volume . Most of them rest their claims
for the approbation of the public upon some one or more special features . Thus , there are Peerages , Baronetages , and Knightages . Guides to the House of Commons , Court Guides , Official Handbooks , and the like . The information contained in many of them is naturally fuller and more detailed , for the space at their command is less
limited . But the aim of Messrs . Routledge appears to have been to provide as far as possible , a work which should , in some measure , combine all the special features of other Guides and Companions . And so far as we have tested tho work , we do not hesitate to say that a very fair amount of success has attended their efforts . It is not to
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be expected that such a compilation would be Avholly free from errors of omission or commission , and a 3 tho compiler invites criticism , we take leave to point out one or two shortcomings which have occurred tons . There is no notice of the Countess of Carnarvon , deceased within the last few clays . Sir Henry Sumner Maine was , wo believe , Regius Professor of Civil Law at Cambridge in tho early
part of his career . This is not stated . Colonel Edward Romilly , deputy-Chairman of tho Customs , is entitled , we think , to a separate notice , instead of appearing under the shadow of his wife ' s Aviug . WJiy , again , have inserted Baron Dimsdale and the Barons Rothschild and not Baron Grant , who sat for Kidderminster , if only for a brief
period ? Or do the former titles confer honour , Avhile the latter is only a harren grant ? But those inaccuracies , wo are told , will be corrected in future editions . Those suggestions aro offered iu the same spirit in which they are asked , and it only remains for us to add that The Upper Ten Thousand , has our best wishes . We hope its course may be one of great and uninterrupted prosperity .
The History of a Ship , from her Cradle to her Grave . Illustrated . London : William Tegg and Co . Tnis is a new edition of an old favourite , and ifc will doubtless please the boys of this generation as much as it pleased many of us in our school days . The technical information is generally correct , although , by the bye , a cut of a topsail schooner ( page 91 ) is
erroneously described as a brigantine . Many of tho engravings are very antiquated , aud convey little or no idea of the shipping of tho present day . We regret that the publishers have not thought ifc advisable to give the work a more complete overhaul than it appears to have had . A competent editor should have told his young readers something more of the marvellous changes which have taken place within the last twenty years in tho Royal and Mercantile Marine than
they will find in the Appendix on Steam Navigation . With all its shortcomings AVC can recommend tho work , as well suited for a boy ' s library . The stories which run through it possess the lino old aroma of age , but they are perhaps none the Worso for that . The engraving of the " Devastation" turret ship , which forms the frontispiece of the work , is a very accurate representation of this celebrated marine monster .
Hoi . iow . vTt ' s Puis . —This purifying and regulating medicine should occasionally bo had recourse to during foggy , cold , and wot weather . These I'ills are tho best preventatives of hoarseness , sore throat , diphtheria , pleurisy , and asthma , nnd avc sure remedies for congestion , bronchitis , and intlamation . A moderate attention to the directions folded round each box will enable every
invalid to take tho Pills in the most advantageous manner ; they will there lie taught tho proper doses and the circumstances under which these must bo increased ov diminished . Holloway ' s Pills act as alteratives aperients , aud tonics . A simple cold or catarrh , thoughtlessly neglected , too frequently creates a future of imminent danger , which these Pills , aided by persevering inunction of Uolloway ' s Ointment ou the surface , would avert .
Gratifying Testimonials
GRATIFYING TESTIMONIALS
We have great pleasure in stating that within tho last few clays two very gratifying testimonials have taken place ; one to our highly-respectcd townsman , Mr . T . Or . Palmer ; and the other to a gentleman who , although not a resident , yet is well known to Cheltenham—viz .: Mr . Edward Trindev , of Cirencester . It appears that these two gentlemen have , for the last sixteen and eighteen year ' s
respectively , been high officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of thci Freemasons of Gloucestershire , and that , as a great mark of tho esteem in which both gentlemen aro deservedly held , the governing body has presented to each of them a richly-chased salver , a claret jug , and two very handsome goblets . The following is a copy of the inscription on each article : —
THIS SALYERA CLARET JUG AND TWO GOBLETS
, , Were Presented by THE PKOVI . NX ' IAL GRAND LODGE OP GLOUCESTEKSHIKE TO BKOTIIEK THOMAS GILL PALMER , In recognition of his able discharge of the duties of Provincial Grand Treasurer during a period of 1 G years . 28 th May 1874
The above testimonial to Mr . Palmer we hope will be a hel ping stone to a return to convalescence after his long and trying illness . The following is a copy of the inscription upon the articles presented to Mr . Trindcr : —
THIS SALVERA CLARET JUG AND TWO GOBLETS
, , Wore Presented by THE PROVINCIAL GUANO LODGE or GnoucEstEK . siuKE To BKOTHEU EDWARD TRINDER , In recognition of his able discharge of the duties of Provincial Grand Secretary for 18 years . 2 Sfch May 1874 . We have little doubt but that the Masons generally will be pleased to hear of these pleasing testimonials . —Cheltenham Chronicle .
It is a mistake to suppose that the lady who concealed herself in a room where a "Lodge" was about to be held , and who , when discovered , was compelled to be initiated , is a myth . The " clock-case " may be a myth , bub the lady was nob . She was the Hon . M '" . Aldworth , and continued through life to take an active interest in
the Order into which in her youth she had so strangely gained admission . She founded Dublin Benevolent Institution for Orphan Daughters of Masons . Her portrait still hangs in the principal Lodgeroom in Cork , and under it , in a glass case , the apron and jeAvel she used to wear when she attended . Lodge meetings , —Northampton