INTRODUCTION. 



READ BEFORE THE CLEVELAND ACADEMY OF. XATUKAL SCIENX'E, 



FEBRUARY 17th, 1854, 



BY THEODATUS GAR LICK, M. D. 



The successful experiments of Messrs. Reniy 

 and Geliin, of France, in the artificial re-pru- 

 duction of certain kinds of fish, will witliout 

 doubt, be rejieatedly made in this and uther 

 countries, and with the same satisfactory re- 

 sults. 



The immense advantages resulting from tliis 

 discovery, particularly, in countries abounding 

 with such a variety and extent of inland waters 

 as our own, can hardly be estimated. 



Early in the spring of last year. Prof. H. A. 

 Ackley and myself determined to make the ex- 

 ])eriment of artificially l)reeding fish. After 

 some deliberation, we determined to select the 

 speckled trout, (Sal/no fontinaUs) iov our first 

 experiment. Accordingly, in the month of Au- 

 gust last, I started for the Sault Ste. Marie, 

 with the purpose of obtaining the j^^i'en^ ^^^^ 

 while Prof. Ackley was preparing a suitable 



