Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 March 1905 — A Creature From the Fire. [ARTICLE]

A Creature From the Fire.

Aristotle believed that some creatures were capable of supporting life even though confined to the devouring element. He says: “In Cyprus, when the manufacturers of chalcitis (lime) burn it im y days in the fire, a winged cri. ..ijO s larger than a great tly is seen Ktii.-r'-itig from the stone anti leaping and ■ allting about in the fire. These er at tres perish immediately upon being removed from the furnace.”