Things About a Frog.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7736, 11 February 1905, Page 2

Things About a Frog.

" Frogs' legs,'' sententiously remaiked, the doctor, " are very charming and acceptable to most people, when daintily cooked, but many timorous ami over sensitive persons will shudder at siylu of a big, fat frog complete, yet tlie repulsive looking ninphi'bian is like the human being in some i effects. Uoji't laugh and 1 will I'l'omi il. Tlie most important function of both J'i'og und human is breathing, and l|ie larger jxirt ol' it is done through the skin, u-s tlie lungs are n,,t adi) piute to a sullieient supply of air. A frog is the biggest fool on earth when i«e jumps into a piece oi red llaunel pluced cautiously near his mouth, and, fastening upon it Willi a savage determination, allows the small b(jy at the end of the string to haul him within reach of his lingers. We do not know if it is Imf.h ,-, UIC ' „ fwli "Sof madness both flog and bull spring a t the red j>bjcci, but we do know that human being& are superior to both bull and ivog in this respect. : .? say much more about similarities and something of dissimilarities, particularly of I lie nrefereiice of water by the frog, «iii 'j drinks nothing else, and the r.m° .ITJ lH,t ' l,t "' e SJ ' eak ot • so, " e uiHi.kftblp peculiarities of the amplubian. I'irst regarding his breath- •" u ou fi'h tlie skin. The Sll ppl v 0 f air is a necessary addition for ' ji s poweiiul absorption of water, due to I •he numberless minute pores. lie can soak up half his weight in'wnter in an hour. As the Skin pro,,ires quite as. freelv as it absorbs, „e tun comprehend " ' emit act with moislure is necesti'oii t^rols 8 || U,C , ,OSB - from CVa l ,o "->- I • •' . KS Stojlpmn* of tho <vk i>■» nlso ' ihe skin must < !*" kept unjust and soil t., \ 1 i™* «i>- and gi," o!V u'L i, 1 SS -5J i "liulw the w™ '"I", -«.wv»™L''r;,v;r' n ,r». il -1 against 8 dryhlg ",'p ~ l ; another, which « •.™ ,s Kti " ' : ai.'lWSin mcM P !!!a n "''"f dT^'V'!' 5 . ! aUKs a'i'Tt' 1 ot,K '''"is<-' ,!| "so 1 an its, moisturv und die." |