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borrowed from the kitchen, filled with the water from the 

 stream. By the side of the globe I place another jar, empty. 

 Taking the shorter tube, I place one end in the aquarium and 

 give a quick draw with my lips, slipping the end instantly into 

 the empty jar. As soon as I see that the water is flowing 

 through the siphon I repeat the operation with the full jar, and, 

 as the leg of the siphon is sufficiently long, the water runs from 

 the jar into the bottom of the globe. Thus a current is set up in 

 which the plants wave back and forth, and from the liveliness of 



the living creatures it is evident that they enjoy the sensation. 

 When I see that the upper jar is nearly empty, I remove the 

 siphon from the lower one, and the replenishing of my "tank" is 

 at an end. 



Few can tell how much pleasure is obtained from this appar- 

 ently trifling " hobby," but it really is intense. Close at hand is 

 the microscope, and on the table, ready for use, lie a piece of 

 glass tubing for a pipette, a zoophyte trough, a pair of forceps, 

 and an ordinary pocket magnifier. It is easy, when anything is 



