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likely to remain for some time to come, as deeply mysterious 

 as it is fascinating. 



We must not leave this subject without referring to the 

 practical use to which the presence of phosphorescence is 

 put by the natives of the Banda Islands who employ the 

 luminous organs of a fish as bait in fishing and with a 

 success which justifies their enterprise. 



