Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 June 1892 — The Frog’s Peculiarity. [ARTICLE]

The Frog’s Peculiarity.

A frog can not breathe with his mouth open. The conformation oi his breathing apparatus is such that when his mouth is open his nostrils will be closed, and paradoxical as it may seem, all you have to do to suffocate a frog is to put a stick in his mouth so he can not shut his jaws. It is a strange phenomenon, probably unparalleled in animal history, but nevertheless any one who pleases may make the experiment, though it certainly will be disastrous to the frog. a All delay Is ungrateful, but we are not wise without it.