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Plums, 400', Utilization of the Cat-tail, 423 ; Tea-culture in Japan, 401; 

 Influence of Sulphuric Acid on Wine, 403 ; Preservation of Wine by Heat, 

 404, 482. 



J. PISCICULTURE AND THE FISHERIES (ex) 427 



(a.) THE FISHERIES. 



Exhibitions : British Exhibition at Yienna, 427 ; German Exhibition at 

 Vienna, 429 ; Fisher\^ Models at Copenhagen, 429. 



Legislaticn and Protection : German Fishery Laws, 433 ; Regulation 

 of Seal Fisheries in Newfoundland, 430, 454 ; Fish Inspection Laws of Can- 

 ada, 455; Fishery Laws of Pennsylvania, 439; of Michigan, 441; of Ohio, 457. 



State Commissions. Maine : Sixth Report for 1872, 436 ; Rhode Island : 

 Report for 1872, 427 ; Xeiv York: for 1872, 438; Pennsylvania, ^^^', Mich- 

 igan, AW -^ 6^/^ JO, 441,457. 



General Statistics and Reports : Canadian for 18G9, 427 ; German Re- 

 port on American Fisheries and Fish-cidture, 4.58 ; Fisheries of France in 

 1871, 453 ; of the Caspian Sea, 459 ; Egyptian for 1872, 460 ; Fresh-water, 

 of India, 4G5 ; Importation of Cured Fish into England in 1873, 460. 



Special Fisheries. The Herring: Winter Fishery at Gloucester, 431 ; 

 Trade in Winter Herring, 432 ; Emden Herring Fishery, 431 : Signal Teleg- 

 raphy and the Herring Fishery, 73 ; Salmon : Trade in California Salmon, 

 433 ; Shipments Eastward of California Salmon, 433 : Improvement of the 

 British Salmon Fisheries, 433 ; Cod: Fisheries in the Pacific in 1873,458; 

 Halibut: Gloucester Fisheries of, 460; Seals: Protection of, 430; Oil, 430; 

 Sponges : The Sponge Trade in the Bahamas, 569. 

 (b.) FISH-CULTURE. 



Associations : American Fish-culturists' Association, 434, 463. 



Establishment of the United States at Bucksport, Me., 443. See also 

 Aquaria, under General Natural History. 



General Considerations : Cidture of Fish in Ditches and Ponds, 443 ; 

 Sea-fish in Fresh Water, 435 ; Treatment of Fish-ponds, 452 ; Price of Amer- 

 ican Fry in England, 459 ; Influence of External Pressure on the Life of 

 Fishes, 467. 



Particular Species. The Salmon : Marking, 444 ; Shipment of Eggs to 

 New Zealand, 445; their Arrival, 462; Taking the California Species with 

 the Hook, 464; see also under Fisheries; Trout: Trout in New Zealand, 

 447 ; Food of Small Trout, 447 ; Rate of Increase of Growth, 448 ; Hybrids 

 of Salmon and Trout, 442; Shad: Occurrence in the Mississippi, 448; in the 

 Altamaha, 450 ; in the Alleghany, 462 ; in the Sacramento, 449 ; Striped 

 Bass: Artificial Hatching of. 450; Sterlet: Culture of, 452; Craw-Jish: 

 Rearing in Ponds, 450 ; Cuttle-fish : Use as Food, 487. 



K. DOMESTIC AND HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY 469 



(a.) THE DWELLING. 



The Building : Plaster as a Protection against Fire, 469 ; Steam as a Fire- 

 extinguisher, 470 ; Burglar-proof Screw, 505 ; The Furniture : Travelers' 

 Beds, 469 ; Cleaning Silver, 504. 

 (b.) LIGHTING, HEATING, AND VENTILATION. 

 Lighting : Substitute for Coal Gas, 470 ; New Hydrocarbon Gas, 490 ; Gas 

 by Eveleigh's Process, 490 ; Influence of Rubber Tubes on Illumination, 



