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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  [124] 
  

  

  rent 
  of 
  air 
  is 
  maintained 
  upon 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  water, 
  keeping 
  it 
  cool 
  and 
  

   pure. 
  The 
  openings 
  also 
  permit 
  access 
  to 
  the 
  interior 
  of 
  the 
  globe 
  for 
  

   filling 
  it 
  with 
  water 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  introduction 
  of 
  tbe 
  fish 
  or 
  water 
  plants. 
  

   The 
  upper 
  portion 
  of 
  the 
  stand 
  may 
  be 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  vase 
  for 
  flow- 
  

   ers. 
  

  

  CLAIMS. 
  

  

  " 
  1. 
  In 
  an 
  aquarium, 
  a 
  globe, 
  B, 
  provided 
  with 
  a 
  threaded 
  nipple, 
  and 
  

   with 
  small 
  openings 
  D, 
  in 
  combination 
  with 
  a 
  thimble, 
  C, 
  substantially 
  

   as 
  set 
  forth. 
  

  

  " 
  2. 
  In 
  an 
  aquarium, 
  the 
  combination, 
  with 
  a 
  stand, 
  A, 
  provided 
  with 
  

   a 
  hook, 
  a, 
  of 
  the 
  globe 
  B, 
  having 
  the 
  thimble 
  C 
  and 
  eye 
  c 
  and 
  the 
  oval 
  

   openings 
  D, 
  substantially 
  as 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purposes 
  set 
  forth." 
  

  

  No. 
  265255. 
  

  

  (John 
  H. 
  Scott, 
  jr., 
  and 
  Albert 
  A. 
  Freeman, 
  Philadelphia, 
  Pa. 
  ; 
  patented 
  October 
  3, 
  

   1882 
  ; 
  method 
  of 
  preserving 
  oysters 
  and 
  similar 
  shell-iish. 
  No 
  drawing.) 
  

  

  The 
  object 
  is 
  to 
  make 
  oysters 
  and 
  like 
  shell-fish 
  retain 
  their 
  liquors 
  

   and 
  juices 
  in 
  their 
  shells, 
  preserve 
  them 
  alive 
  for 
  a 
  considerable 
  time, 
  

   and 
  render 
  them 
  capable 
  of 
  transportation 
  in 
  natural 
  and 
  fresh 
  condi- 
  

   tion, 
  even 
  without 
  ice. 
  This 
  is 
  to 
  be 
  attained 
  by 
  binding 
  the 
  shells 
  

   firmly 
  together 
  while 
  the 
  oyster 
  or 
  other 
  mollusk 
  is 
  fresh 
  and 
  alive, 
  by 
  

   wire 
  made 
  to 
  embrace 
  the 
  shell, 
  or 
  by 
  other 
  clamping 
  device. 
  

  

  The 
  inventor 
  says 
  : 
  

  

  " 
  We 
  are 
  aware 
  of 
  attempts 
  having 
  been 
  made 
  to 
  accomplish 
  the 
  

   same 
  purpose 
  by 
  dipping 
  in 
  paraffine, 
  wax, 
  &c. 
  ; 
  but 
  this 
  fails 
  from 
  the 
  

   fact 
  that 
  it 
  makes 
  them 
  air-tight, 
  the 
  fact 
  being 
  overlooked 
  that 
  they 
  

   must 
  have 
  air 
  to 
  be 
  kept 
  alive 
  ; 
  also, 
  the 
  method 
  of 
  packing 
  in 
  barrels 
  

   with 
  concave 
  shell 
  underneath 
  ; 
  but 
  a 
  turning 
  of 
  the 
  barrel 
  or 
  package 
  

   permits 
  the 
  liquor 
  or 
  juice 
  to 
  escape, 
  and 
  they 
  soon 
  die." 
  

  

  CLAIM. 
  

  

  "The 
  method 
  of 
  preparing 
  oysters 
  and 
  other 
  shell-fish 
  for 
  preserva- 
  

   tion 
  and 
  shipment, 
  which 
  consists 
  in 
  holding 
  the 
  shells 
  thereof 
  firmly 
  

   clamped 
  together 
  while 
  tbe 
  animals 
  are 
  in 
  natural 
  condition 
  by 
  means 
  

   of 
  a 
  binding-wire 
  secured 
  around 
  the 
  same, 
  or 
  equivalent 
  clamping 
  

   device, 
  substantially 
  as 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  purposes 
  set 
  forth." 
  

  

  No. 
  295218. 
  

  

  (Fortonato 
  Clemente 
  Zanetti, 
  Bryan, 
  Tex. 
  ; 
  patented 
  March 
  18, 
  1884 
  ; 
  aqnarinm. 
  

   See 
  Plates 
  CXLIX 
  and 
  CL.) 
  

  

  The 
  object 
  is 
  to 
  produce 
  an 
  ornamental 
  and 
  attractive 
  suspension 
  

   aquarium 
  in 
  which 
  the 
  water 
  may 
  easily 
  be 
  renewed. 
  A 
  glass 
  jar 
  has 
  

   one 
  foot 
  or 
  more 
  formed 
  integral 
  with 
  it. 
  The 
  upper 
  edge 
  of 
  the 
  jar 
  is 
  

   provided 
  with 
  three 
  thickened 
  lugs 
  perforated 
  to 
  receive 
  hooks 
  at 
  the 
  

  

  