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along ( a capital description of the Teredo ) . These two ships were quite full of them ; they will get in anywhere where the copper is knocked oil" the bottom of the ship , and we finds 'em principally on the ' fiats' of the vessel ; when they comes to an iron or copper bolt they turns a one side and goes round it , as they don't like it . ' This ^ man promised to save for me the next goocl specimen lie obtained . 1 observed in several portions of wood , among the bones and skeletons of
the ships that were about the yard , a most interesting natural preservative process which takes jilace in oak ships which are fastened together with iron . I found many bits of oak wood-stained of a blue ink-like colour . Here , then , is the explanation : the iron ofthe bolt becomes decomposed by the action ofthe water , ancl combines with the tannic acid in the oak , thereby forming , as everybody knows , genuine ink . The wood saturated with tins ' ink resists the action of the
water better than the un-inked wood , and the worm will not bore into it . I obtained several fine specimens of this wood ; the stained part tastes bitter , exactly like ink , when crushed between the teeth . This same phenomenon may he observed in oak gate-posts in the country wliich have iron fastenings or nails driven into them . " But this is not the only curious circumstance connected with shipping and the inhabitants of the deep . Mr . JBuckland adds a very remarkable fact : —
"This fact of their binding powers has been observed ancl acted on by the French engineers in Cherbourg : for , to make the breakwater , they have planted , as it were , several tons of mussels , tin-owing them upon the loose masses oi stones . In course of time , these little workmen will spin their string-like webs for self-securit y's sake , ancl will bind the loose stones firml y together , thus unconsciously making a living cement , more durable than any material invented b
ever y man . Tims we see that these two apparently unimportant shell-fish—the pliolas the destroyer , and the mussel the Preserver—silentl y ancl unobserved in the depths ofthe ocean , may bring about important changes in the affairs of men , and even turn the scale in the destiny of nations . JNbr is tiie humorous omitted . The picture Mr . Buckland offers us of a philosopher in trouble is exceedingly good , but if we go on much longer in this way we shall be cutting the book into extracts , therefore wc shall conclude with this story , leaving our readers to purchase the work itself , and gather from its pages an amount of
lustviiction that cannot be overrated . Mr . Buckland says : — _ " Some years before I was born , a largo whale was caught at the-JNbre , and towed up to London Bridge , the Lord Mayor hai-hmclaimed it . When it had been at London Bridge some ' little tiling the Government sent a notice to say the whale belonged to them ! llpon which the Lord Mayor sent answer , 'Well , if the whale belongs to youI order you to remove it immediatelfrom London Brid
, y ge . ' The whale was therefore towed clown stream again to the Isle of Dogs , below Greenwich . The late Jlr . Clift , the energetic and talented assistant of his great master , John Hunter , went down to see it . lie foiuul it on the shore , with its huge mouth propped open with poles . In his eagerness to examine the internal parts of the mouth , Jlr Clift stepped inside the mouth , between the lower jaws , where the tongue is situated . This tongue is a huge spongy mass , and being at that time l " '
exceedingy soft , from exposeurc to air , save way like a bog ; at the same tune he sli pped forwards towards " the whale ' s gullet , nearly as far as he could go . Boor Mr . Clift was in a really dangerous predicament ; he sank lower and lower into the substance of the tongue and gullet , till he nearly disappeared altogether . He was short in stature , and in a few seconds would doubtless have lost his life in the horrible oily had not
mass , assistance heen quickl y afforded him . It was with great dillieulty that a boat-hook was put in requisition , and the . rood little mail hauled out of the whale ' s tongue . " Let us hope a third scries of Mr . Buckland ' s "Curiosities of Iv . ' . tv . val History" is in store for us .
Mrssmts AXD RHEA Kiv . m-iiS . —The fact of their binding powers has heen observed and acted on by the French engineers In Cherbourg ; for , to make the Breakwater , they have planted , as it were several tons of mussels throwing them " upon the loose masses of clone . In course of time , these little workmen will spin their strhm--like webs for self-security ' s sake , and will hind the loose stones firmly togetherthus unconsciously making living cement
, a , more durable than any material ever invented by man . Thus we see that these apparently unimportant shells—the pholas the destroyer , and the mussel the preserver—silentl y and unobserved iu the depths of the ocean , may bring about important changes in the affairs of men and even turn the scale in the destiny of nations . — Curio-vta- ' - t ' r 2 , alv : ral Hhlory . ' •'
Poetry.
Poetry .
LITTLE LAURETTE . I . Little Laurette was sitting beside Her dressing-room fire , in a dream , alone ; A niigiionne mixture of love and pride She seemed , as she loosed her zone .
il . She combed her tresses of wondrous hair . Her small white feet to the fire peeped out , Strangely fluttered her bosom fair , Ancl her lips hacl a wilful pout . III .
Whoever had seen that little Laurette Looking so innocent , tender , sweet , Would have longed to make her his own pet , To lie at her fair young feet . IV . Is it fear that dwells in those weird blue eyes ?
Eor it is not love and it is not sorrow . Ah , little Laurette , from your dream arise , You must be married to-morrow .
V . Married to one who loves you well , Whose wealth to your life will a glory be . Yet I guess you are thinking—who can tell ? Of Frank-, ivho . is over the sea . VI .
How happy they were , that girl and boy , On the garden terrace by moonlight met , When to look in his eyes was the perfect joy Of that darling little Laurette . Vir . How wretched they were , that boy and girl ,
When for the last time they met , And he carried away a soft bright curl , And the heart of little Laurette . VIII . Pooh , pooh ! her heart ? Why , she hasn't a heart . She waltzed that night with Sir Evelyn Vere : Into the greenhouse they stole apart . He ' s got twenty thousand a year .
IX . A house in Park Lane—a chateau in France—A charming villa on Windermere . She made up her mind in that very first dance She'd like to be Lady Vere . X .
The news will go out by thc Overland Mail : In a month or two poor Frank will hear , That London has nothing to do but hail The beauty of Lady Vere . XI . She'll be Queen of Fashion , that heartless elf
, Till a younger comes , and the world grows cool . Ancl as to Frank—will he shoot himself ? Well , I hope he's not quite such a fool . Mortimer Collins .
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along ( a capital description of the Teredo ) . These two ships were quite full of them ; they will get in anywhere where the copper is knocked oil" the bottom of the ship , and we finds 'em principally on the ' fiats' of the vessel ; when they comes to an iron or copper bolt they turns a one side and goes round it , as they don't like it . ' This ^ man promised to save for me the next goocl specimen lie obtained . 1 observed in several portions of wood , among the bones and skeletons of
the ships that were about the yard , a most interesting natural preservative process which takes jilace in oak ships which are fastened together with iron . I found many bits of oak wood-stained of a blue ink-like colour . Here , then , is the explanation : the iron ofthe bolt becomes decomposed by the action ofthe water , ancl combines with the tannic acid in the oak , thereby forming , as everybody knows , genuine ink . The wood saturated with tins ' ink resists the action of the
water better than the un-inked wood , and the worm will not bore into it . I obtained several fine specimens of this wood ; the stained part tastes bitter , exactly like ink , when crushed between the teeth . This same phenomenon may he observed in oak gate-posts in the country wliich have iron fastenings or nails driven into them . " But this is not the only curious circumstance connected with shipping and the inhabitants of the deep . Mr . JBuckland adds a very remarkable fact : —
"This fact of their binding powers has been observed ancl acted on by the French engineers in Cherbourg : for , to make the breakwater , they have planted , as it were , several tons of mussels , tin-owing them upon the loose masses oi stones . In course of time , these little workmen will spin their string-like webs for self-securit y's sake , ancl will bind the loose stones firml y together , thus unconsciously making a living cement , more durable than any material invented b
ever y man . Tims we see that these two apparently unimportant shell-fish—the pliolas the destroyer , and the mussel the Preserver—silentl y ancl unobserved in the depths ofthe ocean , may bring about important changes in the affairs of men , and even turn the scale in the destiny of nations . JNbr is tiie humorous omitted . The picture Mr . Buckland offers us of a philosopher in trouble is exceedingly good , but if we go on much longer in this way we shall be cutting the book into extracts , therefore wc shall conclude with this story , leaving our readers to purchase the work itself , and gather from its pages an amount of
lustviiction that cannot be overrated . Mr . Buckland says : — _ " Some years before I was born , a largo whale was caught at the-JNbre , and towed up to London Bridge , the Lord Mayor hai-hmclaimed it . When it had been at London Bridge some ' little tiling the Government sent a notice to say the whale belonged to them ! llpon which the Lord Mayor sent answer , 'Well , if the whale belongs to youI order you to remove it immediatelfrom London Brid
, y ge . ' The whale was therefore towed clown stream again to the Isle of Dogs , below Greenwich . The late Jlr . Clift , the energetic and talented assistant of his great master , John Hunter , went down to see it . lie foiuul it on the shore , with its huge mouth propped open with poles . In his eagerness to examine the internal parts of the mouth , Jlr Clift stepped inside the mouth , between the lower jaws , where the tongue is situated . This tongue is a huge spongy mass , and being at that time l " '
exceedingy soft , from exposeurc to air , save way like a bog ; at the same tune he sli pped forwards towards " the whale ' s gullet , nearly as far as he could go . Boor Mr . Clift was in a really dangerous predicament ; he sank lower and lower into the substance of the tongue and gullet , till he nearly disappeared altogether . He was short in stature , and in a few seconds would doubtless have lost his life in the horrible oily had not
mass , assistance heen quickl y afforded him . It was with great dillieulty that a boat-hook was put in requisition , and the . rood little mail hauled out of the whale ' s tongue . " Let us hope a third scries of Mr . Buckland ' s "Curiosities of Iv . ' . tv . val History" is in store for us .
Mrssmts AXD RHEA Kiv . m-iiS . —The fact of their binding powers has heen observed and acted on by the French engineers In Cherbourg ; for , to make the Breakwater , they have planted , as it were several tons of mussels throwing them " upon the loose masses of clone . In course of time , these little workmen will spin their strhm--like webs for self-security ' s sake , and will hind the loose stones firmly togetherthus unconsciously making living cement
, a , more durable than any material ever invented by man . Thus we see that these apparently unimportant shells—the pholas the destroyer , and the mussel the preserver—silentl y and unobserved iu the depths of the ocean , may bring about important changes in the affairs of men and even turn the scale in the destiny of nations . — Curio-vta- ' - t ' r 2 , alv : ral Hhlory . ' •'
Poetry.
Poetry .
LITTLE LAURETTE . I . Little Laurette was sitting beside Her dressing-room fire , in a dream , alone ; A niigiionne mixture of love and pride She seemed , as she loosed her zone .
il . She combed her tresses of wondrous hair . Her small white feet to the fire peeped out , Strangely fluttered her bosom fair , Ancl her lips hacl a wilful pout . III .
Whoever had seen that little Laurette Looking so innocent , tender , sweet , Would have longed to make her his own pet , To lie at her fair young feet . IV . Is it fear that dwells in those weird blue eyes ?
Eor it is not love and it is not sorrow . Ah , little Laurette , from your dream arise , You must be married to-morrow .
V . Married to one who loves you well , Whose wealth to your life will a glory be . Yet I guess you are thinking—who can tell ? Of Frank-, ivho . is over the sea . VI .
How happy they were , that girl and boy , On the garden terrace by moonlight met , When to look in his eyes was the perfect joy Of that darling little Laurette . Vir . How wretched they were , that boy and girl ,
When for the last time they met , And he carried away a soft bright curl , And the heart of little Laurette . VIII . Pooh , pooh ! her heart ? Why , she hasn't a heart . She waltzed that night with Sir Evelyn Vere : Into the greenhouse they stole apart . He ' s got twenty thousand a year .
IX . A house in Park Lane—a chateau in France—A charming villa on Windermere . She made up her mind in that very first dance She'd like to be Lady Vere . X .
The news will go out by thc Overland Mail : In a month or two poor Frank will hear , That London has nothing to do but hail The beauty of Lady Vere . XI . She'll be Queen of Fashion , that heartless elf
, Till a younger comes , and the world grows cool . Ancl as to Frank—will he shoot himself ? Well , I hope he's not quite such a fool . Mortimer Collins .