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HUNINGUE. 



had been carried out. The egg-boxes are raised in pyramids, 

 the water flowing from the one on the top into those 

 immediately below. The eggs are placed in rows on glass 

 frames which fit into the boxes, as will be seen by examining 



VIEW OF HUNINGUE. 



the drawings. The grand agent in the hatching of fish-eggs 

 being water, I was naturally enough rather particular in 

 making inquiry into the water supplies of Huningue, and 

 these I found were very ample : they are derived from 

 three sources the springs on the private grounds of the 

 establishment, the Ehine, and the Augraben stream. The 

 water of the higher springs is directed towards the buildings 

 through an underground conduit, whilst those rising at a 

 lower level are used only in small basins and trenches for the 

 experiments in rearing fish outside. Being uncovered, how- 

 ever, they are easily frozen, and are besides frequently muddy 

 and troubled. As a general rule, fish are not bred at Hun- 



