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notliing about the manner, &c., of taking care of young fish. Have 

 yon no pamphlet giving such directions'? I can easily arrange for the 

 freight on the Ked Star Line of steamers from New York to Antwerp, 

 and from Antwerj) here. I will see that all is X)aid, and so far as that 

 is concerned you need not delay sending. 



There are many canals in this country, very many of which commu- 

 nicate with the rivers direct, and at very short distances, making a net- 

 work of canal and river extending over large areas of country. These 

 canals have few locks, and are not usually drained or emptied. A look 

 in the encyclopedia at Little Ghent will give you a better idea than I can 

 in any letter. There are 27 canals, long and short, in this city, and 80 

 bridges. 



My query is, Where, in such a system, ought young fish to be emptied ? 

 In the canals, or in the river ? Ought they to have free access to the 

 sea or lower river, or should it be to the upper river? There is one 

 place which has been lately emi)tied and cleared of eels and everything, 

 but it is closed at both ends by locks. With all this information, where 

 and how should they be emptied? 



A TRAIVSFKR OF liEATHER CARP (C'YPRIIVUS CARPIO) FROM 

 THE GOVERIVMENT POIVO!!^ AT liVASHINGTOIV, U. S. A., TO SCOT- 

 liAIVD. 



By A. ^VILSOIV ARMISTEAD. 



Douglass Hall, Xear Dalbeattie, Scotland, 



December 6, 1881. 

 Dear Professor Baird : You will be pleased to hear that the 25 

 leather carp have been safely lauded after a very stormy voyage. The 

 gale was a very severe one, and on Wednesday, November 23, the wind 

 blew with hurricane force, and we were obliged to " heave to" for twenty- 

 two hours; the seas were very large indeed. We shipped one during 

 the night which disabled the four seamen on watch ; one had two ribs 

 broken and another his head badly cut; the other two were lamed. 

 The wheel-house was "stove in" and the galley bulged in; one boat 

 was carried away on deck, breaking down the chimney-stack of the 

 donkey-engine. Through all this storm the carp did well. The temper- 

 ature of the water was 50° Fahr. at New York, and during the voyage 

 varied from 51° to 62^o. I also fed them with a little oatmeal and 

 potato four times. The temperature of the water here at this time of 

 year is about 44° to 50°, which, I suppose, will be rather too cold for 

 the carp. I give them a little oatmeal, but think they don't touch it. 

 My brother is much pleased with the carp, and would wish me to thank 

 you for all your kindness. He will value these fish very much, remem- 

 bering how he came to get them. We have got our fish-hatching house 



