Still, on closer investigation, the connection, between the divisions of the pupil are apparent, and can readily be seen in the young fish.

The lens is shaped something like a jargonelle pear, and so arranged that its broad extremity is placed under the large segment of the cornea.' These strangely specialised eyes--so folks believe here--the fish uses by halves.

With the lower halves he sees through the water, with the upper halves through the air; and, elevated by this quaint privilege, he aspires to be a terrestrial animal, emulating, I presume, the alligators around, and tries to take his walks upon the mud.

You may see, as you go down to bathe on the east coast, a group of black dots, in pairs, peering up out of the sand, at the very highest verge of the surf-line.

As you approach them, they leap up, and prove themselves to belong to a party of four-eyes, who run--there is no other word--down the beach, dash into the roaring surf, and the moment they see you safe in the sea run back again on the next wave, and begin staring at the sky once more.