Perkins
GEORGE WALBRIDGE, American banker. Born in Chicago in 1862. After graduating from the public schools in Chicago he entered business in the office of the New York Life Insurance Co. He rose steadily in the offices of the company and finally became vice-president in 1903. From 1901 to 1910 he was a member of the firm of J.
P. Morgan & Co. In the latter year, while retaining his position as director R S L HSM LG SG PERIWINKLE F Anatomy of body removed from the shell; R, rostrum, SG, salivary gland; LG, lingual coil S, stomach; L, liver; RO, renal organ; A, anus; H, heart; SM, shell muscle; MC, mucous gland; C, gill; O, ovary; 00, ovarian orifice; F, foot. commonest, L. littorea, is abundant between tide marks on the rocks, and is often collected and used for food. It is boiled in its shell, extracted as eaten, and is very palatable. Periwinkles crawl about when under water, but usually remain passive when left uncovered by the tide. Without water they can survive for many hours, and they are also able to endure a considerable freshening of the salt water. They feed on sea weeds, and are often useful in keeping beds of young oysters from being smothered.
Periwinkles drawn up from 70 to 80 fathoms were first in 1889 used as bait for cod fishing on the banks of Newfoundland. The edible species is oviparous, but in L. rudis, which is usually common nearer high water mark, the young are hatched and have a hard shell before they leave the mother. Species of Littorina occur on almost all coasts, and there are about 50 in all. ark