The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 22, 1903, Page 12

BN THE SUNDAY CALL. A N e e S -~ ~ o - - Sl PN 5 B - ey [ty P ~ e of the article color and design, and ree. the col said Mr. Fatjo, “unt’l ors must be tastefully and delicately ar- . then paste heavy paper \ 1 er s thor- s no end of a task to make anything over the entire tace firmly set, a white th alcohol is rubbed frmly e. then two coats of light successful [ such tools s gclatine and seven coats of nes true and even. as an architect employs in making plans used. It 1ld be of the ne-sixteenth of an inch used, for divid rule, finest qua and es at allowed te able will spofl the work, Equare and compass: scissors, ght and dry before the next is applied. Tf these useful as ordinary furniture. even and the work curved, and rp knives th razor ruies are faithfully carried out there is no The greatest patience and attention to n all over again. The edgzes. Kach lahel is fitted before pasted reason why any one cannot turn out work detail must be given to even the smallest sried as to down and then a'clean, fine that will last forever ‘and that will be as article, and really one should see the e i i i - oY D/D QCCUPATION OFACALIFOKNIAN e 7z ; (0 / = = N The prices obtainsd for any epecimens 9 of . these four classes range from five cents to one dollar according to the rarity 0 of the species. Postage is extra. The handsomest and most common of all the snafl shells inhabiting the gardens of San Francisco is called Helix reticu- lata. The animal is a dark dead color, and the shell upon its back is the color of pale horn. It is girdled with a single narrow band of chestnut bronze, paler at its edges. The diameter of the shell is in about an inch. B being f gardens, devouring succulen leaves, they are algo found buried around the roots of bushes on the hills. this species and the variety without a band are both exceedingly rare and beau tiful. This species i t found north of Mendocino County nor south of Santa Cruz. The cannibal kind not a native of this State. Some years ago a few were brought into this country from France on hothouse plants and escaped fr conservatory in which they were placed Sois & thee specion hieding Te = city at present is overrun with them. The shell is thin in color and about three-quarters neh in diam The animal is deep blue In color a known by the name of Zonites lucid a cabbage leaf is placed a garden over night it will a t large number: arly fond of this vegeta tion ccompa g AFEW &rreprny which shows the co pa .. overhanging a wa ing that he was in sear. lar <nail cannibal The shell of t ' the county s quite Moltvsks H land than twer mi peculiar to this peninsula, hence A cule tttle-Rrows stel. § oted . ring of e e voung man has made it a business of ver with minute hair v is fre e g i= mois: Sathering the Mitle mollusks and supply- Sonit oy - & ¢ so ing the demand siope be a = isd = & Tt should be borne in mind that when: Cift ¥ ythin the word “snall” is mentioned refrrence Hellx armigera. It Jove N8 s not made to that long, fat, slimy-look- whers {Be sun does e ster Gay he ing greenish-yellow creature one so fre- mal is lilae colored - home quently sces in the garden making large A kind similar to the abe . his shoulder or holes in the leaves of valuabe what smaller, is often mistaken & xin b His t trip but it is intended for the animal young of the last named sy 8 s ankes carries a delicatagg constructed only apparent difference to the 3 o until 9 =piral shell upon its back, into which it creased until little or no water remains. server is I » white tooth wh g iy ! may withdraw when alarmed A sudden plunge of slugs into pure alco~ seen in the aperture. Helix loricata is p is undertaken ., the enterprising coliector returns Dol would ca severe contraction of its name. The tiny animal is v tond ght and he returns g.om a trip he commences wt once to (heir bodies und would ruin the speci- of attaching itself to small stones in ess overtakes prep his specimens for scientific use. Mens for interna] examination. damp places. The majority of a r it The various species are first put in sep- I ratively few active great travelers. som cles bree ¢ alr- arate compartments of a box. A small conchologists in California, but east of the Iy and wander Into udjacent Sta astir. During the kettle of cold water is placed upon a Rockies, where much interest is mani- Helix lorfcata is strictly a Cali e ehells are safely kerosene stove and when the water is fested in the inating study, s u- having been found in no other State ex »oks and out-of-the- Jukewarm the little creatures sre quickly dents and collectors may be couni- cept its own v dropped in and the kettle covered. Just ed by the hundreds. This local col The boldest cannibal we have Q siness his snail-hunting, before the water comes to the beillng lector, W. A Vance, who Is a bright yellow shell upcn its ba . . ¥ remunerative point they are taken out and left a few mcmber of the American Assoctation of mens in museums are labeled Y e c engaged in it minutes to cool off before the bodies are Cenchologists, with headquarters in Phil- Vancouverensis, for it was o v e s o world know any- separated from the sheils. This is accom. adelphia, dogs not @nfine his work ex- covered In the F'u;e" Sound g & the lower forms of life? plished by the ald of 4 long pin Inserted clusively to 8an Franclsco County; Marin, the viemity of Vancouver. [ ent v which he works is a in the aperture, or mouth of the shell. Alameda and San Mateo counties are also g J ol years the specles has traveled as far nort r ne, for it not only con- The parbolied bodies when withdrawn among his favorite haunts, where differ- A 2 7 5 as Alaska, It is very abundant In great number of species and va- leave beautiful amber-colored shells ent kinds of snaiis are found iy abuud- county, especially in Sutro Park snails, but several very rare ready for the cabinet. ance. THE SNAUS~HUNTERS DEN .. creatures bury themselves the roots knowr xist here. Many of The unattractive slugs are treated Nor does the yvoung man restrict hix of plants and feed upon the young shoots e ¥ museur somewhat differently. They are drowned self to the collection of land snafls. Tt o « ’ 2 e and devour unwary earth worms and other species of snails. They have been Known to attack and eat their own kind. in cold water. A small per cent of alco- hol is then added and the quantity is in- sclentists who make collection h-water shells their specialty.