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Scientific Name. 

 Turbo Argyrostona. 

 Strombus Bimbereulata. 

 Nerita Peleronta. 

 Strombus Urceus. 

 Turbo Sarmaticus. 

 Cyprsea Argu.s. 

 Helix Haemastoina. 

 Murex Pomum. 

 Oliva Inflata. 

 Conus Arenatus. 

 Fascioloria Tulipa. 

 Conus Leoninus. 

 Sponch'lus Pictorum. 

 Conus Literatus. 

 Haliotis Iris. 

 Terebra Maculata. 

 Murex Regius. 

 Oliva Porphyria. 

 Murex Bicolor. 



HO does not love the beaut}' of 

 shells? Who, when visiting 

 the sea-shore, has not sought 

 them with eagerness ? Their 

 beautiful colors are pleasing to 

 the sight. 



The Indians have always loved shells on 

 account of their bright colors. No doubt 

 the}^ many times tried to paint their faces 

 the same color. They used to make money 

 from the pink or purple portions of them. 



There are thousands of different kinds of 

 shells. To get the full beaut}^ of them we 

 must see them in their native homes amidst 

 the sands and stones and the roaring sea. 



Mr. Emerson tells of finding the "deli- 

 cate shells on the shore," and how the fresh 

 waves seemed to add new beauty to them. 

 He wiped away the foam and the weeds 

 and carried them home. He could not take 

 the foam and waves and sky and ocean's 

 roar. He says the .shells 



"Had left their beauty on the shore, 

 With the sun and the sand and the wild uproar." 



Did you ever place a large shell to your 

 ear and listen to its roar ? It sounds like 

 the distant roar of the sea. Mr. Words- 

 worth says: 



"I have seen 

 A curious child, -uho dwelt upon a tract " 

 Of inland ground, applying to his car 

 The convolutions of a smooth lipped shell; 

 To which, in silence hushed, his very soul 

 Listened intensely; and his countenance soon 

 Brightened with joy, for from within were heard 

 Murmurings, whereby the monitor expressed 

 Mysterious union v.'ith its native sea." 



We can not all go to the sea to study its 

 wonders. So we will have to do the best 

 we can studying pictures of shells, making 

 collections of as many kinds as possible and 

 .studying about the animals that have lived 

 in them. 



Each shell, it matters not how small, 

 has been the home of a living creature. 

 Each has an interesting story for us if we 

 will but read it. 



Shell-fish have no bones as other fish 

 have. They, thLrefore, need a solid house 

 in which to live. The shells not only serve 

 them for hou.ses, but for bones to keep their 

 pliable bodies in shape, for ships in which 

 to .sail, and for beautiful dresses, starched 

 and .shining. 



If these soft animals had no solid shells 

 they would immediately be eaten by othe: 

 animals of the sea or dashed to death hy 

 the waves. 



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