Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 92, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 July 1898 — An Oyster's Instinct. [ARTICLE]

An Oyster's Instinct.

Oysters, after they have been brought away from the sea. know by instinct the exact hour when the tide is rising and approaching their beds, and so, of their own accord, open their shells to receive their food from the sea. a* if they were still at home.