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of this glass the sponges can be distinctly seen on the bottom of 

 the sea. 



With no small skill the rake is brought into play, the sponge 

 harpooned and the catch brought to the surface. The whole 

 process of sponge fishing a la Cubano is tedious and trying, and it 

 requires a patience and a practice beyond belief. To maintain 

 oneself in a shadow skiff without upsetting and at the same time 

 so spy out sponges through the glass bottom of an inverted 

 bucket and further to acquire those sponges on the end of a 50- 

 foot pole is a complication of arts. 



The sponge being an animal it is necessary to kill it. This is 

 done by exposing it for scA^eral hours on the broad decks of the 

 boats. In summer they soon die, but in winter it takes a long 

 time owing to the weaker force of the sun. After death they are 

 brought ashore and put in the cradles. These are enclosures 

 made on the seashore by setting stakes a little apart from each 

 other. The ebb and flow of the tide wash the animal matter from 

 the sponge and the work is completed by manual labor. They 

 are then taken to the packing house, graded, strung and baled.— 

 From Montreal Pharmaceutical Journal. 



QUERIES. 



Editor Alumni Journal. Aug. 11, 1909. 



Dear Sir- — 

 Will you please inform me how many milligrammes are con- 

 tained in 46/100 of a grain? 



Yours respy., T. F. HENSHAW. 



Answer: 

 • 46/100 grain equal 29.44 milligrammes. 



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