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to which their numbers, and won- furprenante agilite d'accord avec 



derful agility, added to their pellu- leur qualite tranfparente et relui- 



cid and fhining quality, do not a Tante; car des milliers de ces ani- 



little contribute, myriads of thofe malcules font contenus dans la 



animalculas being contained in the quantite' d'une tafle d'eau de mer. 



portion of a fmall cup of fea water. H s'en loge fans nombre dans les 



Innumerable quantities of them interftices des ecailles des poiflbns, 



lodge in the cavities of the fcales et c'eft vraifemblablement a cela 



of fifhes, and to them, probably que les poiflbns doivent leur qua- 



do the fifhes owe their nodlilucous lite de reluire dans les tenebres. 



quality. I have obferved with J'ai examine attentivement un 



great attention a fifli juft caught poifibn qui venoit d'etre pris, dont 



out of the fea, whofe body was le corps en etoit prefque tout cou- 



almofl: covered with them j and vert, et faifant enfuite mes obfer- 



have examined them in the dark, vations dans I'obfcurite, j'ai trouve 



they twin: and curl themfelves with que ces animalcules s'agitoient et 



amazing agility, but foon retire fretilloient d'une vitefie etonnante, 



out of our contradled light; pro- miis qu'ils fe de'roboient bientot a 



bably their glittering numbers notre vue bornee, leur brillante 



dazzling the eye, and their extreme multitude eblouifTant fans doute 



minutenefs eluding our refearches. les yeux, et leyr extreme petitefle 



It is to be obferved, that when the les mettant a couvert de nos re- 



undtuous moiflure which covers cherches. II eft bon de remarquer 



the fcales of fiihes, is exhaufted by que lorfque I'humidite ondlueiife 



the air, thefe animals are not to be qui couvre les ecailles des poiflbns 



feenj nor are the filhes then noc- fe trouve epuifee par I'air, on ne 



tilucous, that matter being per- voit plus de ces animaux, et les 



haps their nourifliment when living, poiflbns ne reluifent pluSvde nuit; 



as they themfelves afford food to cette matiere leur fervant peutetre 



many -marine animals. They do de nourriture lorfqu'en vie, comme 



not fliine in the day time, becaufe eux meraes lent la pature de plu- 



the f>lar rays are two powerful for fieurs animaux marins. lis ne re- 



their light; however aggregate, or luifent point de jour, parceque les 



immenfe their number. What re- rayons du foleil effacent leur lu- 



verence and admiration is there miere quelle que foit leur nombre. 



not due to that infinite produaive Q^iel reipeft, quelle admiration ne 



N Power, 



