SHELLS AND SHELL-FISH. 



Scientific Name. 

 Turbo Argyrostona. 

 Strombus Bitubereulata. 

 Nerita Peleronta. 

 Strombus Urceus. 

 Turbo Sarmaticus. 

 Cyprsea Argus. 

 Helix Hsemastoina. 

 Murex Pomum. 

 Oliva Inflata. 

 Conus Arenatus. 

 Fascioloria Tulipa. 

 Conus Leoninus. 

 Spondylus Pictorum. 

 Conus Literatus. 

 Haliotis Iris. 

 Terebra Maculata. 

 Murex Regius. 

 Oliva Porphyria. 

 Murex Bicolor. 



HO does not love the beauty 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 

 they 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 beauty of them we 

 must see them in their native homes amidst 

 the sands and stones and the roaring sea. 



Mr. Kmerson 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." 



Bid 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, who dwelt upon a tract " 

 Of inland ground, applying to his ear 

 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 with 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. 



Bach 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, therefore, need a solid house 

 in which to live. , The shells not only serve 

 them for houses, 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 W 7 ould immediately be eaten by other 

 animals of the sea or dashed to death by : 

 the waves. 



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