New Britain Herald Newspaper, July 20, 1923, Page 12

FIGTION WRITERS MAKE BIG MISTAKE] Paint Octopns as Man-Eater When Really Harmless San Ffancisco, July 20.—Deviifish, better known as ‘‘polypus octopus hangkongensis,” are being caught at Banta Cruz, California, like flles in a trap, and the tentacles are being shipped to fish markets in San Francisco, New York, and other cities where they are sliced and sold at from 50 to 60 cents a pound, according to C. B. Florence, secretary of the Cali- fornia State Fish exchange here. Mr. Florence says the sliced octopus ten- tacle makes a succulent table delicacy when properly fried. ‘While fishermen emulate Victor Hugo and other writers of fiction by telling of terrific battles with glant devilfish, usually ending by explaining how the fish reached one of its eight arms above the water and wrapped it around the boat, breaking the craft in two, Mr. Florence and Professor Harold Heath, department of zoology, Stamford university, California, state that this is physically impossihle. Pro- fessor Heath describes the octopus as being ‘“of a shy and retiring disposi- tion.” “The devilfish has no bones or no structure of any kind,” says Mr. Flor- ence. "It cannot swim, but can only float on the water, or propel itself on the floor of the ocean by means of fastening its suckers on a rock and pulling itself along. Each of the eight tentacles are covered with cup shaped suckers, and these form a vacuum when fastened on an object. Fisherman haul them out of the traps with their bare hands and throw them in boxes in a manner that is ex- tremely undignified to a fish that has an age-old fictional reputation of being a man-killer and boat-smasher.” In the picturesque food shops that line the narrow streets of San Fran- cisco’s colorful Chinatown, the tenta- cles of the devilfish may be seen hang- ing from hooks alongside many other edibles that are strange to the native American. On the floors of the wholesale fish houses here the devil- fish may be seen stacked in jelly-like heaps, with tentacles, in some case, extending ten feet across, five feet from each side of the small, egg- shaped head The traps at fanta Cruz, where the majority of the devilfish are caught on the Paclfic coast, are built like fly traps, only much larger. The traps are made of wire, with a cone-shaped entrance for the octopus to squeeze through in order to reach the bait fixed for him. He has no trouble in entering the ever.narrowing funnel, but finds it impossible to leave. Us- ually, fishermen state, two- or more are caught in the same trap. Instead of being a fighter, the devil- fish protects itself from attack by changing its color and hiding from its enemy, according to Professor Heath. He says: “"To agility .and “naturally acute senses should be added their surpris- ing ability to chanee their color to harmonize with that of their sur- rounding, so that prey and enemies alike® are usually unaware of their proximity. This color change is based upon minute elastic sacs filled with pigment and supplied with muscles for causing their expansion. A8 a devilfish crawls about on the sea bottom its color can be segn to change in a twinkling from deep chocolate through dull red and to gray. If sand or rock is encountered on the journey the skin is usually thrown into lumps and ridges, so that under all conditions the body Is prac- tically invisible.” However, if Professor Heath's opin- fon of the devilfish as a food is heed- ed, the fish will continue to he eaten by its celestial admirers and by a Imited few who crave the unusual.) Properly to place hefore the Ameri- can epicurean a dish of tender octo- pus, Professor Heath says, something must be done “to destroy its rubber- like consistency.” Paonessa Favors Salary Raise for Engineers The action of the salary commit- LADIES’ GLOVE SILK VESTS Flesh or white, first quality vests. $1 two to a customer, FOR SATURDAY ONLY 0o uoe0iine Limit 29 —Main Floor SLEEVELESS SWEATERS Mid - Summer Prices — Smartly made in the newest pattern. Our entire stock of $2.95 sleeveless sweaters. For Saturday only $1.95 —Second Floor At LADIES’ FULL FASHIONED SILK HOSE Irregulars of $2.25 quality. ‘The imperfections are so slight that they are hardly noticeable. Black and colors. For Saturday $1.00 —Main Floor SUMMER CLEARANCE OF WASH GOODS Baronet Satin — Beautiful shimmering, 40 inch wash satin for sport jacketts, skirts or eve- ning gowns. All shades includ- ing white. Special $ l : 79 for Sat—Yard... 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Bt Our entire stock of 500 White Voiles, Batistes, ’hilored Waists to make your selection from; well made garments in all the wanted season’s styles; $1.65 ~—Second Floor Domestics at Clearance Prices Sheets —— Full size, 81x80 — Bleached heavy sheeting, full width, <eamless.| Special for Saturday Eadh $1.10 Turkish Towels—Extra heavy white, 22x44 Towels, double loop. An unusual value at — Each 350 Hand Towels—Colored border cotton huck towels. Good size, absorbent quality. Special for Saturday only. 22 c § Hemmed, for rooming use. Special $1.05 U ~—Main Floor P! excellent value house or shore for Saturday. Neckwear *JAPANESE PONGEE L] Pure silk, free of all powder, guaranteed perfect material. For Saturday only 87c Yard —Main Floor SILK TUXEDO SWEATERS ‘Wonderful assortment to choose from in all wanted colors —Special price for Sat. only— $4.95 grade. Saturday $5.95 grade. Saturday —Second Floor SUMMER CLEARANCE OF HOME FURNISHINGS ‘Wear-Ever Aluminum Layer Cake Pans. 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Special 49 c for Saturday ... —Third Floor \ CHILDREN’S 133333 SRETEE s e T T T T T et ot anst s it T S IIIEISTe ST LeITstis o . - e o < S tee of the common council in reject- ing the applications of three em- ployes of the engineering department for increases of 82 a week each, does not meet with the mayor's approval and he plans to discuss with membe: of the council the advisability of re- considering their action. The public works board has reduccd its payroll during the year to the amount of ! a week. To stimulate interest ing their work, the board voted $2 in-| creases to three employes and recon NEW SUMMER NECKWEAR In the popular circular val laces, white and ecru. Priced here at, yard 590 COLLAR AND CUFF SETS Dainty embroidered Swiss organdy and Madeira Swiss Eyelet Sets. set 45 C Priced at NEW EMBROIDERED SWISS VESTEE SETS AT CLEARANCE PRICES FOR SATURDAY ONLY R. & G. CORSETS This well known $2.00 and $2.50 make, topless and low bust model, fine $1 79 . quality silk brocade. 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HORSESHOE PITCHING Record Entry Expected to Take Part In Big National Tournament Cleveland, July 20 —Several hun- dred entrants are expected in the Na tional Horseshoe Pitchers' tourna ment to be held here August 30 to September 2, as the resuit of an- nouncement by local tossers in charge of arrangements that many state and county fairs throughout the country are to hold horseshne tournaments to determine entry in the national con- test Harold Falor, 15 year old boy of Akron, O, wil] defend his title as '__'or!d'a champion pitcher, he has an w maced. Guaranteed first quality, neat- Iy made. Large full cut For Saturday only $1.19 —Main sizes. WASH SUITS 100 Suits, made in very popu- lar boy styrles. Colorfast mater- fals and well tailored garments. For Satnurday only $1.33 -——Second Floor Bavidson & Teventhal | Wonderful made Corset of very fine mate- rial, all sizes; our $2.50 grade. 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