. The sea fairies . THE palaces of the mermaids were all aglow with lights asthey approached them, and Trot was amazed at the sight. Where did the lamps come from? she asked their guide,wonderingly. They are not lamps, my dear, replied Merla, muchamused at this suggestion; we use electric lights in ourpalaces, and have done so for thousands of years—long be-fore the earth people knew of electric lights. But where do you get em?5 inquired Capn Bill, whowas as much astonished as the girl. From a transparent jellyfish which naturally emits astrong and beautiful electric light, was the answer. Weh
. The sea fairies . THE palaces of the mermaids were all aglow with lights asthey approached them, and Trot was amazed at the sight. Where did the lamps come from? she asked their guide,wonderingly. They are not lamps, my dear, replied Merla, muchamused at this suggestion; we use electric lights in ourpalaces, and have done so for thousands of years—long be-fore the earth people knew of electric lights. But where do you get em?5 inquired Capn Bill, whowas as much astonished as the girl. From a transparent jellyfish which naturally emits astrong and beautiful electric light, was the answer. Wehave many hundreds of them in our palaces, as you willpresently see. Their way was now lighted by small phosphorescent 92 Chapter Eight creatures scattered about the sea gardens and which Merlainformed them were hyala^a, or sea glowworms. But theirlight was dim when compared to that of the electric jellyfish,which they found placed in clusters upon the ceilings of allthe rooms of the palaces, rendering them light a
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