t atea:?p^9ó f rithe
fh^llÿ „ i p a 5 it $£ï théye'&fêtt&k&phaftil^ èÖSTiö:f Ih^1 wktér
m FÂftii&iaÿ: bÿfeen ©uFof th e &ie% hui- when feë finds“ him’
{eIff^Ô«^.hkî«ké(Bïwntÿ.-?fiè tfg àii^ aââ^ èitt
^ ^ tïtioT b eÿ jaafe îM eo rk lp y flèiS jd le^É fd s^ ttt WîtKf2? '% r i ï à
wooden pmcérsj, fcnd fômèâmesfOJ^rW|itake^Mnî üp Bf-puttinb
%twig into? the: fhell whiléit is ppen upon Which-they imrne-
diately^cMe; it, ahd^ an g !ab rfaM b tké - t ^ ^ â t ^ H è ^ m a y : bë
. v drawn ÖÖt of the .watëh If they d o '^ t'fe ld ïfp tó tfe open,
ing at once, the Ihéll clófes as foon as fit is touched ; and confe-
quently this method then proves'ineffeâual. tfhey cannoUie upon
I hard or à rocky bottom, .tho’ they fometimestry to fi* themfelves
in luch places: bufoif| theyjare thrown alive upon a!'fandy':botfnmj
they will fix themselves l^dèfirÖian4 4 éó»fe4^ :'Tlte « hlk%ndfo£
the feell-is fixed ln - the fakd, :ahd-the ' ötho^patt-appeals 'above
the furface of it£ but when, th ey are fmall they ^ are!qhîtè covered
With the fand. T h e y often move thcmfelvesj h a t fo-flow that
their motion is imperceptible," and caifonly be dbferved b y à little
track they leave'behind them,' like that M m M { VUW
error to imagine that they move theipfelves to the- furface of rile'
water to breed pearls,; by imbibing the dew ; and it is as ridiculous
to think, that the pearls are the fetoen with which thefe
Mufcles propagate their fpecies: if thatTwere the café,* then the
greateft number of pearls wouMSfe found #herè there àre^ the
greatell number of Mufcles; but experiëhce (hows the contrary
Without doubt thefe Mufcles propagate their fpecies like, other
Shell-fifh, tho I have- not bee^i fble tobdifcoyëf
rence o f fèx between them Ab^ut Midfummer- o rië ^ h iàÀ e r-
ceive, within fome of the fhells, à 'fort of ^lear* femen, like the
white of an egg,- which in'à few weeks appears; l i k ^ M î g^ins
or eSSs > this feems I to I me to be I th e ir fpawn.’ -Our filhèrmëtf
generally find the pearl in that part of the Fifh_ which tàjj ‘called
the beard in the Oyfler, and fometimes on both Tides ; but the
pearls, are always-flat oh that;fide that grows to th’e fhéllr Frdm
this we may conclûde, that the fnbfiance of which pearls cohfiA
muft have been fluid at firft. As the pearls are frequently found
growing to the fliells, even thofe of the right water*, às well as
thofe with a reddilh call; and as thofe; pearls that are fattened to
the shell are ufually of the lame colour with the shell, We may
conclude, that the pearl and shell-are one fubftance. Sortie are
of opinion, that theMufcle cannot produce the pearl Of itfelf,
a* “ Kere atenp of aadfigpifies the luftre of tije jheil, as well
and
and thatMii^fomëÉh-ing'ïferdfgÉ t<krifê4 %hi' T h e skim in which-
th e p a r tis , fendéfêÿ i^opÉ^nfpàf effg on’-èhe firië n ex k ttd shelly
-that -iDÎ^’may :] p » '4 k è d f th î^ P e a r r .
through it ; -bu â nno#Yo W^JrdifcOvëfe'ti^^’qu'ality through
the othér paWbf 4 ht>' with* a 'fort'bf flimk
§j§g shellsiin^whio^j5^ % -are ■fd&fl^ave*' gyritafcy fôfmé blemish’
111 their aiftb-chfler from- th e '■r’e F l l ^ ^ -èFô'ofee'd, Sshdrt|
8re-.^fndthe»Mjg&Pth^'wêÆ m,vMie; 'tafki^Iol|^dpfalways ' is 'thé
bleAilh,>- * Kc%wirisflind|ngif»th^në|cân^cÉ h f
■ appeafancé/déolarè -for 'a-'gnàifîty whether fdchi-fhélls‘}havi fiearfé
in thef^e&ndt, ’aad
peàrk.'nnay ihav^ietsn f damaged by^Yoo 'eltaèefd^nt^ whilft’ tîiè'v?
were inlt-heii f l u i d s A SMbfblSs^aSÿ niôre.’-thaii^iriC
pearl, and.fometimes âlfèfltheik^ôf ÿI f o o d - w a t e r / a i t r e f t “1
number rof,pearls are' o f ’ai'iteddifh ibrôvvnY ^i^efèd^many
whit^or^gcey, - fome bMkp^ba'fi' the , beft, which ^e.vèïyjfcâfGél
are^of a 'pyre water,- 'aiidnexcelW luflxe. When
found ’ati-fc^ë bottom-of-’riversithat ‘ rub With a' pretty 3fltbrtgi; dur-!
yeqt, theibutfidé .of - thê.ffhellS<are always .rôfîa^êîfé4ifh BroVA^
but'on muddytgsotind, or in ftagnated waters,^fee^lhel'l îïgene-1
rallyi^blScb: .however,' 'ofte cannot. lay! that1 th e ^ g fllh d f% r th^.
cplouHof thd-cfkeH),, indicates the ip éarls'^b e ‘ ^
better orworfeysor fewer in number.*' The Mufëlér&aay bê^péri’d'
withou^jdeftrbying the Fifh, which will l-ive-a-fterlriie, yèàrl«%-
taken-jaiway ; but it's is- obfdrved, they never ÎWpdüc3ÏâSÊ^ÿ' more
p ëar 1 s.’■ / i'. So - -fair Mri. Baumann#
. O. WornÜûs>|fays-,-in his Mufenm, p .v that ’h e' -Ms fe d
fome Norway<pearls rtot-ïfcferiôr to,the-Oriental^ ^hSye indeed?
feemfiichimÿfélf; but I mùft àlfoîobferve,: that the number of '-tHefe,
is not- very* confiderable */.' 0
T - h t £ k ; \
The Snegle, Sea-fnails, Cochlea, are called here Konunger, blsn!gte;
Kukelurer.. They are-found-on thefe coafts of ■vak’-ioWiforts, partly
among the weeds, and in fandy-'bottdms.
Bjjjjj The fhells; that are found* in Korway are
that are brought from the Indies to ornament our grottoes. The.
large# d have; found are-about as h ig astacmiddlerfiz?d pear, and
they are partly, of that fhape; tho’ fome are round, and fome
sE JVe ttiCet with Pearls in Norway, fome.of which are of a clear white, and ftiin#
likefilyer. Ih,deed we %jietimes fin4’fochas, fOT.A&^'and beatiSil-i-watiy, .'ire
not inferior to the Oriental. Fridr., Chriftian Leffers Teftaceo-Theolt^ye, P. |i i , |
c. 4 - §, 3% ,
form’d