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Identifier: littlefolksinfea00mill (find matches)
Title: Little folks in feathers and fur, and others in neither
Year: 1875 (1870s)
Authors: (Miller, Harriet (Mann) Mrs.), 1831- (from old catalog)
Subjects: Zoology
Publisher: Hartford, Conn., Dustin, Gilman & co. Cincinnati, Ohio, Queen city publishing co. (etc., etc.)
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into the mud — under water, of course—and between thestakes wove branches of trees. That was all. Having the nursery ready, the men next brought several boatloads of old Oysters and placed them on the ground around thestakes, to start the farm. As the young Oysters were hatched,they naturally attached themselves to the branches, and proceededat once to grow. Each Mother Oyster is said to lay two millions of eggs in a season. There are other ways of arranging Oyster farms. One in usein Italy, where a small lake is — or was —devoted to the purpose, isto build a small hill of stones and make a sort of fence around itwith stakes. The old Oysters live on the hill, and the young ones on thestakes. All the farmer has to do when he wants Oysters is to pullup a stake, and pick them off. Here is a picture of a whole family,— from the tiny bits of babies down in the corner, to nearly grownup children. In France there is a different way. The farms are enclosed IX FEATHERS AXD FUR. •253
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in stone walls, and large stones are scattered through the farm,among the Oysters that live on the ground. Of course the babieslive on the stones. There are thousands of these farms on theshores of France, and they even go so far as to improve the flavorof the common Oyster, by artificial feeding. Dont you think it must have been a brave man who first ven-tured to swallow such a curious object as an Oyster? 254 LITTLE FOLKS There is a legend about it which may be true—its old enoughto be so—and I will tell it to you. Once upon a time, a man walk-ing on the sea shore saw an ugly looking object which he carelesslykicked away. The Oyster—for it was one of that family—prob-ably astonished at such rough treatment, imprudently opened itsshell, perhaps to see who its enemy was. Seeing the cream colors of the inside, the discoverer thoughthe would examine it, and he took it up to do so. The Oyster—kisulted—slammed the door in his face, catching the mans fingerin his haste As soon

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