Dear Dick et al.,

The narrator was Charles Torrey Simpson (1846-1942), who went on to
say "By the time I reached the city I looked like an Indian in war
paint, and I have no doubt that the people of Key West ... thought I
was a lunatic."

Nowadays I suspect he'd go un-noticed in that wonky municipality.

Harry

Simpson, C. T., The Janthinas. The Nautilus 10(12): 133-134. April.


At 12:55 PM 7/26/2006, you wrote:
>A great many, most notably Epitoniidae and Janthinidae.  There is an
>interesting note in an early issue of The Nautilus about someone walking on
>the beach in the Keys while wearing a white suit.  Many Janthina had washed
>ashore so he filled his coat pockets.  When he returned to his lodgings he
>had a purple-stained suit!
>
>dick
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Wiggers" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2006 12:22 PM
>Subject: Purple dye
>
>
>>Talking about purple dye,
>>
>>does any other taxa besides Muricidae is known to produce purple
>>dye??
>>
>>Fabio Wiggers.
>>
>>
>>--- mienis <[log in to unmask]> escreveu:
>>
>>>Dear ConchLers,
>>>
>>>The July-August 2006 issue of Saudi Aramco World carries an
>>>interesting article written by Philippa Scott: Millennia of
>>>Murex, which is dealing with the Purple Dye obtained from
>>>Hexaplex trunculus and Bolinus brandaris. Especially
>>>interesting are the photographs of ancient textiles dyed in
>>>this way.
>>>A PDF of this 8-page article can be found at:
>>>
>>>http://12.151.162.56/sa/pubs/SA_World/jul_aug2006/Murex.pdf
>>>
>>>Best regards,
>>>
>>>Henk K. Mienis

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