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CHAPTER II. 



THE HATCHING-HOUSE. 



HAVING treated of the water supply, we next 

 pass on to the hatching-house, which may be of 

 brick, wood, or stone. Any out-building may 

 be turned to use if only it be well built, well 

 lighted, and well floored. It should be roomy, 

 as vast numbers of little odds and ends, such 

 as nets, tin cans, &c., are wont gradually to 

 accumulate. A neat dry locker or broad shelf 

 is very handy for nets, and tin cans should be 

 arranged in nests, one inside the other, if 

 possible. 



A small stove by which to warm the hands 

 will be appreciated. The cistern or cisterns 

 should, if practicable, be inside the house ; but 

 on no account should these, or anything else, be 



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