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can be seen through the shell of the egg. If the 

 ova are removed before this the chances of their 

 dying are very great ; and when " eyed/' however, 

 the chances are just oppositely small, insomuch as 

 that as many as ninety-five per cent may be safely 

 received off a journey of one hundred miles if they 

 have been packed with judgment and care. 



Let us suppose the tyro has purchased, say, one 

 thousand eyed eggs, and has his apparatus in order, 

 with a gentle stream dribbling into his hatching- 

 trough. The eggs will, doubtless, come to him in 

 damp moss, and no time should be lost in introdu- 

 cing them to their future home. This is done in 

 no extraordinary manner ; the ova being only 

 turned in and distributed over the gravel by means 

 of a feather. Be careful in doing this to spread 

 the tiny opaline beads so that they do not bunch, 

 but are well apart. Having done this, replace 

 the cover of your trough, and let them have 

 twelve hours clear rest before you again look at 

 them. 



On again closely scanning them you may per- 

 chance notice one or two of a different color to 

 the rest ; that is, they are whitish, as if addled. 

 These are dead, and must be removed. To do 



