CONTENTS. VU 



Tadpoles Destructive. Adults harmless to Man. Water-snakes. Safest way 

 to Destroy them. A Snake-trap. Cranes and Herons. Their Mode of Fish- 

 ing. The Kingfisher. Turtles and Alligators. The Musk-rat. Their 

 Destructiveness. How to set a Trap for them. The Raccoon. The Mink. 

 The Duck. The Goose. The Swan. The House-rat. The Cat 92 



Chapter XXH. 

 The Diseases of the Goldfish. — Its Healthy State. Its Sickly State. 

 General Causes of Diseases. Asphyxia. Its Cause. Its Cure. Tubercu- 

 losis. The Cause of it. Slime or Itch. Bacteriae, the Cause. Treatment 

 of the Disease. Dropsy. Treatment of Specimens affected with it. Ery- 

 sipelas. Improper Feeding the Cause. Its Prevention and Cure. Acci- 

 dents. Assisting Nature in Healing Wounds. Conclusion 99 



Chapter XXIII. 

 Requisites AND Tools. — Dipnets. Glass Jars. Other Necessaries 106 



Chapter XXIV. 

 Profitableness of Goldfish Ponds. — Will it Pay? Difference in Markets. 

 Percentage of Young grown to Perfection. Goldfish Culture as Out-door 

 Recreation 107 



