Manti Messenger | 1944-12-22 | Page 3 | Sponges Grow in Brilliant Colors on Bed of Ocean

Sponges Grow Grov in Brilliant Colors on Bed of Ocean The sponge in your bathroom is very little like the sponge growing on the ocean bed for it has to be processed and dried before it can be used On the ocean bed bcd I sponges grow in brilliant colors yellow green orange purple and even black Each species has its own shape Sizes vary from that I of a pea to monsters mo more mom e than ten feet across It is by no means an inanimate growth for every sponge is covered covered covered cov cov- ered by living substances which draw nutriment by suction from the water and the deeper they lie beneath the surface the better and stronger they grow Growth is slow however and the average complete sponge you use to wash your face takes about four years to reach maturity I