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fast, as to defy the utmost exertions of the crew to 

 keep the hold clear. J ust as they were on the point 

 of taking to their boats, the leak was discovered 

 to have suddenly stopped ; every person on board 

 was astonished, nor could they account for it ; a 

 few days after brought them into port, where, 

 on examination, a large hole was found beaten 

 through the plank, in which was a live fish, ex- 

 actly filling the orifice, which thus saved the ship. 

 Fish and Fisheries. 



BRIDGE SUPPORTED BY MUSCLES. 



Biddeford bridge is supported, and prevented 

 from being driven away, by strong threads of 

 muscles fixed to the stone work. . The corpora- 

 tion keep boats in employ to bring muscles to it, 

 and persons are liable to transportation who re- 

 move these muscles. Dr. Cruwys. 



INDIAN INK. 



Mr. Bennett says that several large cepha- 

 lopodous animals, as loligo of Lamarck, calmars 

 of Cuvier, were frequently taken in a sein at 

 Port Jackson ; they discharged, when captured, 

 a large quantity of thick black fluid, a very 

 minute proportion of which renders turbid a large 

 quantity of water. It is from this fluid that the 

 material known by the name of China, or Indian 

 ink is manufactured. The ancients used this fluid 

 also as writing ink. 



