THE HATCHING HOUSE. 



CHAPTER II. 



THE HATCHING-HOUSE. 



TTAVING treated of the water supply, we next 

 * * pass on to the hatching-house, whicli 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, etc., are 

 wont gradually to accumulate. A neat dry locker or 

 broad shelf is very handy for nets, and 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 may, if prac- 

 ticable, be inside the house ; but on no account should 

 these, or anything else, be allowed to obstruct the 

 light. A dark hatching-house is a misery and an 

 abomination. As to the size of the cistern or cisterns, 

 that must be regulated by the magnitude of the con- 

 templated operations ; whatever this may be, their 

 capacity should be ample. They may be made of 

 wood, lined with zinc or lead, or of galvanized iron. 



A dry store-room within the mansion, or somewhere 

 out of the way of thieves, rats, etc. more especially 

 visitors where any secret operation, microscopic or 

 other, may be performed, will be found of the greatest 

 use. 



In writing the present issue the author begs to say 



