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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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self to anything—a large fish, a vessel, cranything else — so tightly that it cannot be pulled off without tearing IN FEATHERS AND FUR. 311 it. He is fond of using this power, and he has been found attachedto turtles, whales, and other large fish, the shark being the favoriteone. It is about eight inches long, and no one knows exactly whyit prefers to be towed along by some other fish, rather than swimfor itself. It is supposed to be for the sake of the protection ofthe large fish. Six or seven of these little fellows will sometimesbe found on a shark. It is always hungry, and will take any bait; but the fishermanw^hose hook he has swallowed, is not yet sure of him. The minutehe feels himself caught, he will rush for the bottom of the ship orsome other firm hold, and then he will hold on till the hook is tornout of his mouth. Of course you have all heard of the Sword Fish, and here heis. He lives in the Mediterranean, and also in the Atlantic ocean,and he is caught with a harpoon.
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Just what the sword is used for is not known. ^ It has beenfound run into a whale, and also into the bottom of ships. The Sword Fishes usually go in pairs, and live on cuttle fish,and some small fishes which it does not need to kill with the sword. 312 LITTLE FOLKS Its color is blue-black above, and white below, and it is usually tenor twelve feet long, sometimes much longer. This fish sometimes has serious fights with the saw fish. It is not good to eat. The fishermen of the Mediterranean who fish for this creature,have a curious superstition about it. While out seeking them, themen chant a song set to Greek words, and believe that the fish willfollow as long as they sing that. They say, however, that oneword of Italian will drive them back to the bottom of the sea.

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