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NoTEzE XXVII1L.--STURGEON.

STURGEON'Ss mouth like a purſe; without teeth; ten- drils like worms hang before his lips, which entice ſmall fiſh and ſea inſects miſtaking them for worms; his ſkin uſed for covering carriages; ilinglaſs made from it; ca- viare from the ſpawn.

NoTE XXIX.--Oir. on WATER.

OL and water do not touch; a ſecond drop of oil will not diffuſe itſelf on the preceding one; hence it ſtills the waves; divers for pearl carry oil in their mouths; oil on water produces priſmatic colours; oiled cork circulates on water; a phial of oil and water made to oſcillate.

NoTz? XXX.-Sa1p-WoRM.

Tn Teredo has calcareous jaws; a new enemy; they periſlh when they meet together in their ligneous canals; United Provinces alarmed for the piles of the banks of Zealand; were deſtroyed by a ſevere winter.

NoTE XXXAk-=MAEBLSTROM,| A WnIRLPO00L on the coaſt of Norway 3 paſſes through a lubterraneous cavity; leſs violent when the tide is UP; eddies become hollow in the middle; heavy bodies are thrown out by eddies; light ones retained; oil and water whirled in a phial; hurricanes explained,

NorTz XXXII.--Grac1eRs.

SNOW 1n conta with the earth is in a ſtate of thaw;

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