Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1893 — Thousands of Snails of All Sizes. [ARTICLE]

Thousands of Snails of All Sizes.

There are over 2,000 species of Bnails and thoy aro found in all parts of tha world. Some are oven smaller than a pin head, while others, in France and Italy, for instance, are cultivated for food and aro large enough to make a good mouthful. Snails are vegetarians, and have Jaws and tongues of saw-like edge, the number of points on eaob running into the thousands. On the approach of cold weather the snail throws a film over the mouth of its shell, which tightens like a drumhead. As it becomes colder other films are added on tho plan of storm windows. Extensive drouth will cause the snail to close its doors in the same way to prevent the evaporation of its bodily moisture and dry up. These little animals are possessed of astonishing vitality. regaining activity after having been frozen in solid blocks of ice ana enduring a degree of heat for weeks which daily crisps vegetation.