Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses Page: 147
This book is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2010 and was provided to The Portal to Texas History by the University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.
Extracted Text
The following text was automatically extracted from the image on this page using optical character recognition software:
TEXAS NATURE OBSERVATIONS AND REMINISCENCES. 147
elected by two t'lIat. Iarge sales.
!partly converiiiy the eyeball at its
upper cuirvi tulre; and also the
front andi rear parts of the eye ball
are Iprotetedt blv large flat anil
whitish seal 's: whilst the ineek
parts are (covetielt lv bya ,iw lt dark
birowntl and lilae.k an1 ii rowni pi"-
meited sales of quite ecVei size.it shows onily a thin black line
!cIross the eyeball in life time; biut
when dath sets in the pupils di-
late considerablle-as seen on this
p>hotog>'rap~h.
I)urin angrr, the pupils-
ti'ronu.ll the iris, glitt 'r like a fiery
redl ball, and I have often noticed
this in olden (1days (llring huntinglThis ini ereslin , viw',- I haul Inre-
Iareld bx mianus ot ia pow- rful
lwghnifyii, lens of thii enaltera
anI! it s1iws t h sihari ontlillnes of
}hig'hl r'tefleete, li ht on the ,'lassy
adil hihly rtlfraltive ieeiall, anil
alsi a li-ht stot iiisiile thie iliil.
This i pupil is of elliti al shap;Ie.
a; :d it ii ;n1i2'ces its wxiiltli aordtlinig
to the lig ,l, ilnfl! l e i, ianiil uIsually
is coitrai iil ill briglt light. wlientrips in thte hiily IL io valley
wli ere these reptiles abounldetl nu-
lierolisl a lelongi2st tile eaetus
jun.inles, ani wii re th liey also ll-
dloulltedly were oft soii good pur-
pose to the ipatiures and fields, as
they externiinated liar'e nuIlllllll s
of rodents, espe iall x p rairirie rats
and '.rouctl teuirri(ls adl' also
various insects.('~ ul . l,,J [l ~i.\ IzIIE . i C -ac lt :; .It X ;i.e., .iT I.E;, : \ tt I
Upcoming Pages
Here’s what’s next.
Search Inside
This book can be searched. Note: Results may vary based on the legibility of text within the document.
Matching Search Results
View 10 pages within this book that match your search.Tools / Downloads
Get a copy of this page or view the extracted text.
Citing and Sharing
Basic information for referencing this web page. We also provide extended guidance on usage rights, references, copying or embedding.
Reference the current page of this Book.
Menger, R. Texas Nature Observations and Reminiscenses, book, 1913; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth143558/m1/151/?q=menger: accessed April 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting University of Texas Health Science Center Libraries.