CONTENTS. VI 1 



Tadpoles Destructive. Adults harmless to Man. Water-snakes. Safest way 

 to Destroy them. A Snake-trap. Cranes and Herons. Their Mode of Fish- 

 ing. The Kingfisher. Turtles and Alligators. The Musk-rat. Their 

 Destructiveness. How to set a Trap for them. The Raccoon. The Mink. 

 The Duck. The Goose. The Swan. The House-rat. The Cat 92 



CHAPTER XXII. 



THE DISEASES OF THE GOLDFISH. Its Healthy State. Its Sickly State. 

 General Causes of Diseases. Asphyxia. Its Cause. Its Cure. Tubercu- 

 losis. The Cause of it. Slime or Itch. Bacteriae, the Cause. Treatment 

 of the Disease. Dropsy. Treatment of Specimens affected with it. Ery- 

 sipelas. Improper Feeding the Cause. Its Prevention and Cure. Acci- 

 dents. Assisting Nature in Healing Wounds. Conclusion 99 



CHAPTER XXIII. 

 REQUISITES AND TOOLS. Dipnets. Glass Jars. Other Necessaries 106 



CHAPTER XXIV. 



PROFITABLENESS OF GOLDFISH PONDS. Will it Pay? Difference in Markets. 

 Percentage of Young grown to Perfection. Goldfish Culture as Out-door 

 Recreation 107 



