FLOSCULE AND VOL VOX GLOBATOR 183 



We alter the light of our microscope lamp, and we 

 look more closely, and after some time we discover 

 the hyaline house. We vibrate the water, and 

 instantly cilia, lamps, vase, and stem are withdrawn 

 inside the glass house. But this withdrawal is only 

 for a moment. The performance is repeated, and 

 the cilia again shoot out and bring in invisible food, 

 which is guided into the receptacle. 



These creatures are attached to water weeds, and 

 are great favourites with all students of pond-water 

 life. 



The crown animalcule and hosts of other marvels 

 await our inspection in ponds and streams. All 

 those tiny creatures who possess a glass house, as we 

 erroneously call it, are sure to create profound 

 interest. They are ornamented, and perform such 

 wonderful feats, that we look at them for hours in 

 amazement. 



That they have their duties in life there can be no 

 doubt. 



Whatever else we may learn from them, they 

 certainly teach us the lesson of industry. 



Whenever we take home a supply of water and 

 plants from any fresh-water pond, it would be worth 

 the trouble to carefully examine the debris. We are 

 almost certain to meet with floscule. All the 

 members of this attractive class of creatures possess 

 the gelatinous tubes referred to, not unlike the glass 

 jars one sees in confectioners' windows. It is not 

 always advantageous to show floscule in all its love- 



