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CLASS CRUSTACEA. 



perceive them, hold a small landing-net underneath, and 

 raise the bait suddenly, and the Cray-fish will either be 

 brought up along with the bait, or will fall back into 

 the net. 



Another method noticed, consists in first burying a 

 dead cat, or a hare, in a dunghill, for eight days, and then 

 placing it in the midst of a bush of tangled thorns and 

 brambles, which is thrown into the water, in the place 

 frequented by the Cray-fish. After it has remained 

 there a few hours it may be drawn up, when the shell- 

 fish will be found partaking of their delicate fare, and 

 the tangled bush will eff'ectually prevent their escape. 



The Phosphorescent Shrimp. 



The luminous appearance of the ocean at night is a fact 

 well known to all who have been a voyage by sea ; and 

 it has been ascertained, that the causes of this beautiful 



NocTiLUCA Banksu magnified. The line above shows the natural 

 length. 



