... proved that the jelly-fishes were able to see light, following beam thrown into tbe water in which they swim. lecturer's account of the various experiments made him with the view determining the presence of nervous matter in jelly-fish was most interesting ...

... waves to look at, and hear, aud pursue, and fly from. I never took to natural history of shells, or shrimps, or weeds, or jelly-fish. Pebbles? Yes, if there were any; otherwise, merely stared all day long at the tumbling and creaming strength of the sea ...

... nce. The soft, smooth sand is like a carpet our feet, and our greatest fear is an occasional visit from a huge stinging jelly-fish, which has lately visited this coast in large numbers, and infiicted some severe stings on unclothed bathers with his long ...

... in Scotland), has been seen accompany this medusa in its movements ; residing within the bell, and-darting out when the jelly-fish turned over to bring the mouth of the bell uppermoA in the water. Such association with fishes is known to occur in other ...

... pounds weight, the solids amount to about thirty grains. Every ton jelly-fishes would, therefore, contain about four pounds of solid matter. The largo pm. portion of water in jelly-fish structure is not unparalleled even in the human economy, for twothirds ...

... enough of perfectly pure air, she insists uy storing up quantities o in the system, makes the arms and: legs as Ump os 2 jelly-fish. Men of business and pro- men seem to have no time for and “taking the air” except in the Bat how can a man walk after a ...

... bet is a fact, though it deal with the lowest phases of nature, and truth ie holy, whether she bide in stalactite or epic, jelly-fish or an oratorio, a vivisection or prayer.— Atlantic Monthly. —lbe Wfldd i«i tite young presents the appthranoe of rich and ...

... was that it was impossible detach the netting of the leaders of the nets in question in consequence of their being sunk by jellyfish. After hearing the evidence the Sheriff found Speedie guilty, and imposed a modified fine of £10, with £11 of costs. Coull ...

... every Rajah in India would be with us heart and soul, and all their influence would used in our cause ; but the ways of jelly-fish Government were not understood. Vaoillation was with them synonymous with fear, and if it were once seriously thought that ...

... members of society, and far lees spendthrifts or firebrands. There of a verity, men of the phlegmatic* temperament—of the jelly-fish type—whose highest aspiration is that life may slip over them, and who spends even wealth they never earned in a way that ...

... Rajah in India would be with us heart and soul, and all th»-ir in- fluence would be used in our cause ; but the ways of a jelly-fish Government were not understood. Vacillation was with them synonymous with fear, aud if it were once seriously thought that ...

... every Rajah in India would be with us heart and soul, and all thrir influence would be used in our cause; but the ways a jelly-fish Government were not understood. Vacillation was with them synonymous with fear, and if it were once seriously though't that ...