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Show IHtp S Hpttlmco. Kvcn In the tropics, tbo temperaturt of the water at the bottom of the ocean Is only about 40 degrees Fahrenheit, and It does not vary at all from summer sum-mer to winter, says Pearson's Magazine. Maga-zine. It follows, then, that the abyssal abys-sal fishes, though residing In the neighborhood neigh-borhood ot tho equator, are accustomed accustom-ed to nn Arctic climate, and, being suddenly sud-denly exposed to a warm atmosphere, they quickly decompose. Thus It Is very difficult to preserve them, and. In order to accomplish this, tbo tanks of spirit Into which they nro put are surrounded with ice, while tho moro delicate Invertebrate specimens nro plsced In a cold room while absorbing the alcohol. Tho fishes are Injected with alcohol by means ot a hypodermla syringe, and so llkewlio are large shrimps and crabs. Deep-sea starfishes, star-fishes, sea urchins, and small corals are first soaked In alcohol and then dried; large corals are sprayed with alcohol and packed In salt; Jellyflthes nro hardened in a solution of picric acid, wrapped In cheesecloth and kept In strong alcohoL |