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...sponge is essentially a globular sieve with the meshes prolonged into a labyrinth of minute tubes. Contrary to the general belief, sponges breathe by means of their outer layer. The inner layer consists of small cells armed with whips which create a current to draw in the small water animals which form its food. Between these two is another layer, which secretes the chalky, or horny, spicules which form the skeleton. All sponges are modifications of this simple form. Among the many specimens shown, one form deserves special mention, as it destroys many thousands of oysters every year. This kind...
...distance between the arches of the new bridge over the Charles river will be 105 feet, and at high water there will be at least 11 feet between the water and the bridge...
...wooden buildings on the water front near the junction of Charles and Cambridge streets, are being removed for the Charles river embankment...
...number of shower baths has been increased. The tank which was put in last fall for the use of the crew, and which proved such a valuable substitute for the hydraulics, has been considerably improved this season. Last year, owing to the peculiar construction of the tank, the water would accumulate in one end after a few strokes, and it was impossible to row more than thirty strokes without stopping. An attempt has been made to claimant this difficulty by beveling the bottom in the corners of the tank near the bow of the boat and by erecting washboards near...
...owing to the fine weather which has prevailed here for the past week. The candidates for the University crew number eighteen at present, and it is expected that this number will be considerably augmented when the semi-annual examinations are over. Captain Stevenson has had a crew upon he water almost every day since the Thanksgiving recess, and will continue to do so until obliged by inclement weather to put his men in the barge which has been placed in the gymnasium, which has been thoroughly repaired...