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Popular Science Monthly 



Look at it, guess what it is and then read the 

 accompanying article. It isn't a centipede or snake 



which indicates the place where 

 in due time the young individuals 

 developing from the eggs will 

 make their exit. When laying 

 these long strings, the snail 

 goes beneath the surface, and, 

 as the ribbon begins to be formed, 

 it appears above the sand, slowly 

 increasing in length until the 

 whole of its two or three feet of 

 length are formed. Each capsule 

 contains a number of eggs. The 

 family of this creature is repre- 

 sented by about eight species, 

 from Cape Cod to the Gulf of 

 Mexico. The snail's shell is often 

 more than one foot long. 



Have You Ever Found a Thing 

 Like That? 



VISITORS to seaside resorts on the 

 Atlantic coast occasionally find in 

 their strolls along the beach, especially 

 after a storm, strange- 

 ly formed objects like 

 that shown in the 

 accompanying pic- 

 ture. What is it? 

 Many a stroller has 

 asked himself that 

 question, without 

 being able to answer 

 it. The first guess 

 usually is that the 

 queer-looking thing is 

 of vegetable origin, 

 probably some sea- 

 weed. Few suspect 

 it to be of animal 

 origin. 



This object, which 

 almost has the ap- 

 pearance of a frilled 

 "boa," is the egg-case 

 of Fuhjur Carica, a 

 sea snail. 



The egg-case con- 

 sists of a series of 

 flattened capsules, at- 

 tached by one edge 

 to a cord. Each one 

 of the capsules shows, 

 opposite the place of 



attachment, a more ^ French soldier 



transparent spot, tion duty way up 



X 



Lofty French Observation Point 

 Near Dixmude 



ONE of the essential duties of a soldier 

 is to keep constant watch upon the 

 movements of the enemy. High trees 

 and tall buildings are, 

 naturally, the most 

 suitable places for 

 the establishment of 

 observation posts and 

 are given preference 

 wherever they are 

 available. The tree 

 in the picture, which 

 may s*ill be standmg 

 somewhere near L'lX- 

 mude, was used by the 

 French soldiers, perch- 

 ing securely among 

 its top branches, 

 as observation post 

 to good advantage. 

 The tree, a magnifi- 

 cent specimen, tall 

 and of generous girth, 

 made it possible for 

 the French observer 

 to get a fine view of 

 the German lines. A 

 ladder gave access 

 to the observation 

 post. Even a small 

 crib was arranged 

 near the top, where 

 one of the observers 

 is on observa- cou\d sleep, while his 



in the tree-top comrade kept watch. 



