VII. 



Symptoms that may arise from the wound of the weever-fish The poison- 

 ous structures of the weever Classification of fishes A fanciful 

 etvmovogy A shark's breakfast, according to Muller More strange 

 names Why fishes that live near the surface in the water cannot pene- 

 trate to great depths Life in the abysses of the ocean How a simple 

 thread sufficed to overturn the theories of scientific men Researches 

 made by the English, Swedish, and Americans. Explorations of the 

 Travailleiir and Talisman Surprising results Remarks by Rene The 

 invalid's nightmare. 



THE prick of the smaller weever-fish is not danger- 

 ous if cauterised at once. Nevertheless the doctor 

 thought it advisable to slightly open the wound, and 

 then, having dressed it, prescribed two or three days' 

 rest for the patient. The seaside excursions were 

 therefore for a time postponed. 



" You may congratulate yourself on having escaped 

 so easily," said the doctor, as he placed the last 

 bandage in its position. " I have seen some cases, 

 where the wound was deeper and not attended to in 

 time, in which erysipelas and mortification ensued, 

 and the injured finger required amputation. " 



The new naturalist made a rather awkward grimace. 



" I suppose you are quite sure, Uncle Bob, that it 

 will not come to that, this time ? " 



