THE REGULATOR FISH.
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CT all the wonderful contrivances bv

 which the wisdom of the Creator has ena-

 bled various animals to procure their ne- ce>sary food, few, perhaps, are more curi- onS than the following. The Jaculator

 fish, (GhoetcdOn rastratum of Lin.) shoots its prey. This singular fish has only been observed in the Chinese Archipelago,

 where it frequents the rivers and sea shores. Its food consists of flies or bee ties, which settle upon trees and bushes overhangine the water; and to bring these into its own element, and thus within it's reach, the Jacuator. after approaching within convenient distance, and fixing it's eyes inten5ly on it's destined victim, dis charges drop of water from its mouth with such precision as seldom fails to bring down the object into the water, where it is immedialely devoured. The Jaculator can shoot with effect to distance of four, or five, or even six feet. It is described as " small fish, about six inches in length. See Edin. New Phil. Jour. June, 1928.