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Section E. Protection and Culture of Useful Animals. 



I. Investigation : methods of United States Fish Com- 

 mission. 

 II. Protection : preservation of fish, care of whales, seals, 

 fish, etc., in aquaria, enemies of useful animals. 

 III. Propagation : mink culture, terrapin culture, frog 

 culture, fish culture, leech culture, and oyster culture. 

 The objects displayed under this classification in- 

 cluded : specimens of natural history representing 

 seals, whales, turtles ; food fishes that are in general 

 use as food, and such as would not ordinarily be 

 •deemed edible ; animals which prey upon fishes ; 

 and invertebrates which constitute the food of man 

 and of fishes ; star-fishes, corals, and sponges ; 

 implements of capture, including an almost ex- 

 haustive series under each division of this section ; 

 nets of all descriptions; boats used in fishing; 

 angling tackle and traps. 



FISH PREPARATIONS AND PRODUCTS. 



Under the class of natural history there are five series of 

 stuffed specimens, colored plaster casts, and photographs. The 

 fact that alcoholic specimens are unattractive and rather 

 unsightly, induced Prof. Baird, some years ago, to employ in 

 moulding fishes and animals an expert who had attained 

 some success in the collection situated in the Crystal Palace, 

 London. The color sketches are first made from fresh speci- 

 mens ; the mould is also made from fresh specimens, and after- 

 wards the cast is made. An accomplished colorist paints the 

 cast from the color sketch, and they are then neatly mounted 

 in a frame with black-walnut mouldings. 



The list of casts includes about three hundred species, repre- 

 sented by some five hundred casts. From the same original 



