WITH SCISSORS...

DESERT FISH

In the middle of the Sahara Desert, travelers are digging in the sand, and suddenly, in an underground waterhole, they are astonished to discover... fish. Not fossil fish, but very much alive "modern" fish, whose presence in these places is so unexpected that the scholarly world today speaks of it as an inexplicable enigma.

They are of three different species: one is related to the Galilean Tilapia; and the second, a Hemichromis bimaculatus, well-known in aquariums, belongs to the same Chromidae family. Finally, there is a kind of perch, fringed with fine bones from head to tail, hence its name, Barbus.
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How can we explain the discovery of these fish, types that are, after all, quite common in the underground waters of the desert? Their eggs were brought there by those Saharan birds that we see, to quench their thirst, jumping from watering hole to watering hole? This seems improbable, at least for a tilapia and the hemichromis, which generally keep their eggs in their mouths until they hatch... Moreover, unlike what happens with fish from dark places, these are not blind... In short, scientists hesitate, discuss, and argue... Let us patiently await their verdict.

I Know It All.

CITIES THAT CHANGE THEIR NAMES.

We know that since January 1st, the capital of Norway has reverted to its former name of Oslo. Seized by emulation, several other cities in the country have asked to be renamed. This is not a fantasy; it is a genuine patriotic movement that aims to erase all traces left by Danish domination and preserved by custom. It only took one initial impulse to awaken everywhere the desire to rediscover almost forgotten national names.
We will have to get used to this geographical transformation and review in our minds the boxes labeled Norway, where many changes will have to be made. Remember that if Christiania is now called Oslo, which is much prettier, Trondhjem will also benefit from being called Nidora from now on. Christiansand will in the future be Storesand, and Beigen, Bjorgvin.

THE UTILITY OF CINEMA

Worwaerts.
In the packaging workshop of an English chocolate factory, the production of one worker was far superior to that of her neighbors, without anyone being able to notice any difference in her way of working; a cinematographic shot with slow-motion projection highlighted a skill, which it was then easy to teach the entire staff.

La Revue Française de Photographie.