Word: soils
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Austin B. Mason book awards ($20 each) went to Walter R. Ferris 1G and James Parcher '55, who both did "outstanding work in the field of soil mechanics...
Though Author Cadart is concerned professionally with snails as food, he seems to regard them, even uncooked, with affection. His first chapter describes their slow, idyllic lives: how they emerge from the soil in spring after a few days of sunshine; how they cruise through the dewy dawn, laying down roads of silvery slime, in search of tender herbage; how they explore the nearby world with their sensitive tentacles; how they glide over obstacles; how they retire into their shells when wind or heavy rain strikes their tender skins. "The snail is a peaceable creature," says Cadart. "Excesses of nature...
...completed until hot sunshine endangers the lives of both snails. But the effort is notably productive. Since snails are hermaphrodites, each of the participants becomes both a father and a mother. They lay their eggs (more than one-third of their total weight) in small hollows dug in loose soil. This slow-motion action may take about two days...
...Door of Lime. Snails may live five years, but they reach maturity in a year. When autumn comes, it brings the crisis of their lives: they must prepare for the winter by burying themselves in the soil and secreting a door of lime to cover the opening of their shell. Only strong and healthy snails completely accomplish this process. Those that omit any detail die during the winter...
...built the snail merchandising profession. Cadart tells how snails are collected in the wild or raised in breeding establishments. In summer they are placed in "parks" (which date back to Roman times) and provided with shade and moisture. They are fed cabbage or other nourishing food and given loose soil to dig in. The idea is to bring them to bouchage in top condition. Fat and healthy, they dig their nests and seal themselves in for the winter. Then the snail breeders dig them up and ship them to buyers. When snails are broiled, the mucus in which they...