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111 London 10 divert ai iinmcutiil) ofs, eternal ri h of popu• «1 socui, ai ail sections he ilay an I night. that be a id if lie be 10 great truth ibis dins, th- rciifrr of I he lt;rt t! It commercial lost a world by itself. • ink there could l*o no-even that all llic busi-ieasl, was roueeiili.itcd it these vast rang* of th s. Look at tin-* I mi: »* thin and w iilioui: tin e •aiis*. those streets of lank Knglaud, with e signature nflicc alone; covm-.1 and crowded, eh either way. with the ift of every clime that ndocd : but how much aide tlt; sjond months cs. and never lind out niitiHTcial city. The linsr. Then is a world c and business. The lie r ligious—the viei-eveil—-and the buyer able article on earth,— narkct here. All are lt;-r. And so the whirl-i age* to age. It is theshe observe nothing likelv to disturb h r it■tinoperations, she emu* a loud hi-which such of I., r many enemies .-« are umu*. tis-tomed to it arc startled, att I so are apt to remove to another place, although hum on by her. Should she hear any noise, or p« rceivt* indications ol dauger, she instantly sinks and goes oil’ to a. « oasid. ra-Ide distance; but should everything In 'piiet, she advances slow I v towards tie* beach, « raw Is over it.soiu- tiincs more ell’ec-ation. Let ns step into ji, did I say ! V.r will icart « I the city, at the ig of carriages w hich II lei us jam through, s through the thi* best West India docks. If ! I us stop halt Wii\ , at larinc, w inch arc near which 1 suspect, coin-villi the whole of the ol which we heir so acres or about the size rhaps, sonic SgO.tMMi,-r, St. CatharineV, (Unlaid to have hern slait-ehants) only sonic I I ns of dollars, more orher he id raised to the full stretch of In r neck. and, when she ha- n lt;lied a place lltted t the purpo-c. she gazes all around in silence. Finding “all ; well, she pii*ceids to forma hole iti tin* s.ml.which she effects by r. moving it from under h«*r i body, with her hind flapper-*. scooping it out with so much dexterity, that the side- seldom if ever fall in. The sand is raied altcrn: llt; ly with each ll .p-|m r. as with a I irgr ladle, until it Ins accumulated behind hr r. w hen, supporting herself with li«*r head and forcpait. on the ground fronting her body, site. | with a spring from each llapper. sends the sand around her. scattering it to tin- distance of set era! feet. The eggs are then dropped one by one, and disposed in regular layers, to the number o! one hundred and titty, and sometimes nearly to two hundred. The whole tunc spent in this part ol the operation, may bo about twenty minutes. She now scrapes the loose sand back over the eggs, and s«» U-vel and smoothes the surface, that I. w prisons, on seeing the spot, could ima.iiie any thing had been done to it. This accomplish, d to her mind, she retreats to tlie w ater w i:!t all pos-T-h despatch, lent ing the hatching of the egg-* to the . Ii.-at ol the sand. \\ hen a turtle, a loggerhead lor j example, i in the act of dropping her eggs, she w ill not mo\e, although om should go up to her. or even seal herself upon her back, lor it secius at ibis moment she lieds it necessary to proc ed at all , i i. tils, and is unable to intermit her labor. The moment it is finished however, oiishe .laris, nor would u th. ii be possible for one. unb-.-s he wire strong as Hercules, to turn over am! secure Iter.To upset a turtle upon tin- shore, one is obliged !o fall on his knees, and placing his shoulder before her fore arm, gradually raise her up by pushing w ith great force, and then w ith a jerk throw her over. Sometimes it r. • pi ires the united strength ol several men to accomplish this and it the turtle should be lt;•! very great size, as often happens oil the coast, even handspikes are employed. Sonic . tnrtlers are so daring as to sw im up to them while ; lying asleep on the surface of the wait r, and turn them ovt r in their elemc nt, \v hen however, a boat must be at baud to secure the prize. Few turtles can bite bcvoud tin ir fori-le-'s. and few. when onee\ K^KTAlll.ntion on t!iilt; impu t«« -i.-r. and **m can In- n f. ir. .1 t lt;•ni'iii: winch arc Head Ache, Jaun-l'hit», \ . How and t\!i.'iiaiati-in. bit l»r..,.v. S!M ,!| I t'misli.I lv M-iilcry. Mcrofil*i!lt;-s. t’o-liv. .M -ly «)i*-tre. lion*. i The. curr by hnno-\ from the healthy to jrivp lt;’■ dt-li-alc w ,11 be *'l j by rrn.ir in' the ruj-t k.unofe* a,r.; .-»rc «f any kind: that«cn one ca Hnttui, /‘ii«/-w ;*:-/«/. ft-! ant as a (•r«»cnti/;. t rare/• a-J■■*, * i lt;n \rhrt, Ihnl ft,,•nn.be:t, ‘onW'fe/i, i'iiviiVl»r. Itrandr.di’. t fourth • 'roiv, *lr« KonMickv.old by Title«n*l by II. I»tii-'ivi l.bT.—AJL fancy h«»p .nny IIrpilK Pr.sid.1 1. to the I'uldi the 2‘Jlh day of ' arc. ui|-lilult;l and I r, j.ircd itirmi instruction in the listin-’. Writing, mod. in I,co;:ni|'l mar. History. .V, Mind, botany, A lt;‘|»hv: together wThe spring 'Application lor ; Tlt; »ch*T, or to tliA rt*s|wrtablc : \v illi \\ hoin the nrcptton **f ls»,t l«ddinc. and t»ih« ing and iioiiiiu i Tuition, p-r ,ji An additional eh
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Alton Observer
Alton, Illinois, US
Thu, Jul 20, 1837
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