. St. Nicholas [serial] . St. Nicholas long life and success, I re-main, Yours truly, Gertrude May Winstone. Glass may be cut, or rather broken off,with a heavy pair of scissors, or shears, moreconveniently under water than out of it, be-cause the water prevents the small pieces fromscattering and endangering fingers or scissors have as much effect on the glassout of the water as in. food habits of shiners. Wabasha, St. Nicholas : I live on the MississippiRiver, and have noticed that the shiners, or skipjacks,as they are called here, are always caught on the sur-face of the
. St. Nicholas [serial] . St. Nicholas long life and success, I re-main, Yours truly, Gertrude May Winstone. Glass may be cut, or rather broken off,with a heavy pair of scissors, or shears, moreconveniently under water than out of it, be-cause the water prevents the small pieces fromscattering and endangering fingers or scissors have as much effect on the glassout of the water as in. food habits of shiners. Wabasha, St. Nicholas : I live on the MississippiRiver, and have noticed that the shiners, or skipjacks,as they are called here, are always caught on the sur-face of the water, although they are never seen therelike gars. Why is it that they are not caught underwater like other fish ? Ever your reader, James G. Lawrence. Fishermen say that there are two classes offishes, those which feed at the surface andthose that seek their food nearer the shiner is not only a surface feeder, but itis very fond of fresh air, and may often be seento come to the top for a good breath. In many. THE SHINER. other parts of the country they feed well underthe surface, and I have seen them eating at thebottom of small creeks and ponds. I9°5-] NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 653 a hole in a shell. Philadelphia, St. Nicholas : I inclose in this mail a shellwhich I found last summer at Atlantic City. It has a
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