Show IN OCEAN DEPTHS PECULIAR AND WONDERFUL ana MALS FOUND THERE unknown forms of life brought to light by sc ent ats have their hab tat ons on the very bed of the sea among the few eiles remaining on earth for the exploration of man perhaps none is gioie interesting than the bechet of the deep sea few peonie have correct ideas as to the depths of the great oceans ath vary from a few fath oms to five miles and more eternal darkness and silence in these great abysses and the most terrific storms of the sea have not the slight est effect in the places where mount everest and other moun tain giants would desai pear below the surface the fact is that the corn mot on of storm waves does not ex tend lower than feet this depth Is also the extreme limit of light while the most sensitive photographic plates fall to show light effects even at a depth of feet the dragnets of the scientists have brought to light numerous unknown specimens of animals aiom depths of 12 to 16 feet some of which show the most peculiar i and wonder tul forms among the most remark able of these are some fish several of these have eyes and their bod es are covered with self illuminating phosphorescent spots natural lan terns which serve to light up the am mediate surroundings of these in habitants of eternal darkness oth ers are blind but assess in lieu ol 01 self illuminating po ver peculiar feel ers which take the place of eyes one species has a finger trove its mouth two of the most interesting sped Melano cetus John caught at the depth of feet men of fish have been brought up from extreme depths the peculiarly shaped from 15 feet and the still more wonderful Melano cetus from 13 feet attached to the tremendous mouth 0 the latter fish is a great bag larger than the lest of the body which Is destined u a temporary receptacle for food animal forms ri in tints of 18 01 discoveries which during the deep sea explorations were boulders bowl ders found at u distance of more than miles from the coast of europe these boulders bowl ders are smoothly polished and austral s caught at th depth of feet grooved in such marked shape as to exclude the effect of currents aa a possible cause of it the probability la that these bowl ders have in prehistoric times been transported to their place of finding by icebergs from the glaciers of eu rope with the melting of the bergs the boulders bowl ders were deposited at the ocean bottom from where after thousands of years they have been brought up to light again mute wit nesses of the wonderful ice period of the globe and at the same time of the proud achievements of modern science |