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Star (Christchurch), Issue 8679, 20 July 1906, Page 4

Snails are slow even when it comes to dying. One well-known naturalist who had mounted -a shell upon a card was surprised to find, four years later, that the warm water employed in soaking ■ the shell off the mount had revived the inmate, which he had long sines supposed to be dried and dead. fipyeral specimens in another collection were revived in a similar manner after they had lain in a drawer for some fifteen years. These had not been glued to a card, but had been left lymg loose, and, though frequently handled, had shown no signs of life. , ; They were thrown into tepid water with the idea of cleaning out the sheik, but,.^q the gurprise of the owner, the snails w«re found creeping about the basin wh«n he returned to complete the task. v