through open country between high banks. Pushing the raft

ashore, they stepped off on the sand, and, warming up the remains

of the mastodon's heart, ate a substantial breakfast.

While washing their knives in the stream preparatory to leaving

it--for they wished to return to the Callisto by completing the

circle they had begun--they noticed a huge flat jelly-fish in

shallow water. It was so transparent that they could see the

sandy bottom through it. As it seemed to be asleep, Bearwarden