Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 November 1891 — BULLETS OF WATER. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

BULLETS OF WATER.

An Oriental Fish that Goes Hunting with HU Own Deadly Gun. The archer fish is a unique product of the Indian Ocean, says the New York Morning Journal. There is jome talk of getting him for the Giants for next year. They think he could develop great speed with a ball, for he can shoot water with precision and force. When he sees a fly he wants he doesn’t lie around wait-

ing till he can jump after him; he just swallows a pint of water and then discharges it at the fly, which generally falls at the first shot. The archer fish can make a bull’s-eye on a dragon fly at six feet, and not perspire, either. The bullets of water leave the mouth without any noise, so that the victim receives no warning. It is said that the Central Tark authorities are trying to get a speciman for the aquarium. Jersey folks want him planted in their rivers and swamps, believing he would soon diminish the mosquito crop.

THE ARCHER FISH.