The Aransas Pass Progress (Aransas Pass, Tex.), Vol. 38, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 19, 1948 Page: 2 of 10
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THE ARANSAS PASS PROGRESS
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 19. 1948
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|L, ^ From where I sitJoe Marsh
Oyster Is One Of Nature’s
Masterpieces, Biologist Explains
(One of a series of articles written by J. L. Baughman,
marine biologist of Rockport, on the habits and culture of
the oyster.;
I Although millions of people
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rapid closure which causes a cur-
We had a real thrill in Our Town
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You’ve heard about it, of course
—an actual train that’s touring
the country to remind us again
what true Democracy means. It
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A great idea! And from where I
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rent of water to eject it.
All these actions contribute to
j cept that they are good to eat.! one thing the survival and
J Yet the story of the growth growth of the oyster so that it
j from the tiny egg, too small to may iive ancj reproduce its spe-
be seen with the naked eye, in- snecies of ovsters
I to the mature animal which Jcies- in some species ot oysters
| graces our dinner table, is an | each oyster is either a male or
\ interesting story of natures won- j female and remains so through-
derful handiwork. j out life while others are her-
Let us first examine the shell, j maphroditic functioning either as
this is composed of two parts or
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valvels, the upper valve being
1 flat and the lower one more or
less deeply concave, forming a
cup shape bed in which the oys-
ter lies. These valves are joined
together at the end with an elas-
tic ligament which has the ten-
I dency to loosen them and which
! does so unless they are kept
j closed by the big missel which
most of us call the eye. Each
j valve or shell is composed of
| three layers, an outer one almost
1 like horn, or at least resembling
,} it; a middle one which is made
up of carbonated wins; and an
inner layer of mother-of-pearl
which is smooth, hard and very
often, in’idescent. Although the
outside of the shell is rough, mis-
{shpen, and ugly, if we axamjne
j it closely we will find that the
j shells fit together so closely and
so accurately that when they are
closed not a drop of water will
leak through. When we consider
that man would have to use a
rubber gasket or something of the
same kind to do the game work,
it becomes even more wonderful.
The portion of the oyster that
protrudes between the shells at
times, is known as the mantle
and its principal duty is to se-
cret or build a shell. The edge
of this mantle builds the outer
and middle layer of the shells
and the mother-of-pearl is built
by the entire organ. Underneath
the mantle between it and the
shell, lies the lips and the gills,
These last serve a double pur-
pose. They act in the same man-
ner as the fish’s gills so that the
oyster can breath and more than
that, they help to procure its
food. Each gill leaf is covered by
myriads of microscopic hairs j
which vibrate vigorously in such i
a way that a continous stream of
i water is drawn to them when the
valves are open. This water pass-,
es through tubes in the body of
oyster and is expelled again as
the water passes through the gill.
I However, these hairs separate
! from it all the tiny microscopic
! plants and animals that it may
j contain, passing it forward to-
j words the mouth. All the way
| a very wonderful mechanism
; sorts out the food from waste
! materials like sand grains. The
1 food is then passed into the
j mouth while this waste, after a
. suitable amount of it is collected
is forced out of the shell by a
male or female during the same
season although both never at
once.
When we say that oysters are
milky this is merely another way
of saying they are ready to spawn
are cast forth into' the sea in such
a tremendous number that it has
been estimated that if all the
eggs were to live and grow that
the fifth of decendents from a
single female would make more
than eight worlds as large as our
own, even if each female spawn-
ed only once. When its spawn is
cast forth into the water and fer-
tilized it very quickly begins to
change and divide into two un-
equal parts, the smaller half
again dividing into two and so
on, until the single orginal egg
has changed into a globular mass
of much -smaller cells. After a
few hours tiny hairs develop at
one end if this mass and by
means of their vibration the em-
byro, as it is now called, begins
to swim feebly about. Although,
so poor are its powers that it
is carried hither and thither by
any wandering current or wave.
After a day or two in this con-
dition shells begin to form on
each side and grow rapidly until
they' cover the body. However the
larvae as it is now known is still
able to swim and continues to do
so until it develops a heavier
shell and a foot, by which the
larvae can crawl about. This foot
can be extended for a distance
approximately equal to: the width
of the shell (which is still mi-
croscopic in size) and it is cover-
ed with tiny hairs, strongest at
the tip. By attaching the tip of
the foot to some object and then
suddenly contracting, the larvae
can crawl considerable distance
and extract itself from other de-
bris which might for the time be-
ing imperil its existence. At this
time the oyster is about l-90th of
an inch wide and has reached
that stage in its existence where
it must find some place to make
its permanent home. Consequent-
ly, it begins to search about for
a clean surfahje where it may at-
tach its shell and take up its life
as an adult. Should no such sur-
face present itself in tv/o or three
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If we have not peace within, Our bravest and best lessons
ourselves, it is in vain to seek are not learned through success,
it from outward sources.
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CORPUS CHRISTI HIGHWAY 35 ARANSAS PASS
D. H. GAUKER, Proprietor
SPECIAL FOR FRIDAY & SATURDAY FEB. 20-21
FLOUR, Gladiola, 5 lbs. 44c
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Bacon grade I marks! sliced lb §90
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