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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1871 edition. Excerpt: ...that have on fish? A. If the fish had ears formed like those of a land animal, it would become stunned with the loudness of sounds. Q. Why has a fish no eyelids? A. There is no dust in the water. LESSON LVII. Q. How are the eyes offish protected? A. By a thick, transparent covering. Q. Has a fish a tongue? A. Yes; but it is immovable. Q. Of what color is the flesh offish? A. Mostly white. Q. What fish have flesh of a different color $ A. The salmon and sturgeon. Q. Of what color is their flesh? A. Red. Q. What is the weight of fish? A. They are of the same density as water. Q. What effect has this on fish? A. They can always keep in motion without becoming tired. Q. Are all fish externally of the same color? A. No; those of cold climates, or those living at the bottom of the water, are of a dark color above, and white beneath. Q. Can you name any such? A. The cod, eel, and flounder. Do such remain with us all the winter? Yes; they remain all the year. LESSON LVIII. Q. Can you name any fish that are seen only during he summer? A. The mackerel, shad, porgy, and weak-fish Q. Of what colors are they? A. Of bright and brilliant colors. Q. Wliat becomes of them during the winter? A. They depart for a warmer climate. Q. When do they return? A. In April and May. Q. In what region are the colors offish the brightest? A. Within the tropics, where they are scarlet, golden and green. Q. With what are fish covered? A. With scales. Q. Are they all covered with similar scales? A. No; some have large, bright scales, and Borne have small, dull ones. Q. What fish have large, bright scales? A. The shad, bass, and many others. Q, Which have small, dull ones? A. The cod and black-fish. Q. Which live the longest out of water? A. Those with small scales and...
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