. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE SALAMANDER. 449 fire, and to quench even the most glowing furnace with its icy body. It is singular how such ideas should have been so long promulgated, for although Aristotle repeated the tale on hearsay, Pliny tried the experiment by putting a Salamander into the fire, and remarks, with evident surprise, that it was burned to a powder. A piece of cloth dipped in the blood of a Salamander was said to be unhurt by fire, and certain persons had in their. SALAMANDER.—[Salamatidra maciiloja.) possession a fireproof fabric, made, as they stated, of Sala
. The popular natural history . Zoology. THE SALAMANDER. 449 fire, and to quench even the most glowing furnace with its icy body. It is singular how such ideas should have been so long promulgated, for although Aristotle repeated the tale on hearsay, Pliny tried the experiment by putting a Salamander into the fire, and remarks, with evident surprise, that it was burned to a powder. A piece of cloth dipped in the blood of a Salamander was said to be unhurt by fire, and certain persons had in their. SALAMANDER.—[Salamatidra maciiloja.) possession a fireproof fabric, made, as they stated, of Salamander's wool, but which proved to be asbestos. The Salaniander is a terrestrial species, only frequenting the water for the purpose of depositing its ,, . voung, which leave the egg before they enter into inde- pendent existence. It is a slow and timid animal, gene- rally hiding itself in some convenient crevice during the day, and seldom ven- turing out except at night or in rainy weather. It feeds on slugs, insects, and simi- lar creatures. During the cold months it retires into winter quarters, generally the hollow of some decay- ing tree, or beneath mossy stones, and does not reap- pear until the spring. The ground colour of this species is black, and the spots are light yellow, tubercles. The common Newt, Asker, Effet, Eft, or Evat, as it is indifferently termed, is well known throughout England. At least two species of Newt G G. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. New York, Burt Co
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