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dreamed. He says; '‘‘ Yes, I have observed, to a small 
“extent, the hard, glassy eggs from wild trout caught 
“from the streams of the Pacific slope.” This so far as 
I am able to ascertain, is the first intimation that the 
hard eggs are found in these fish in their native home. 
It is true that Mr. Richardson says that under his obser- 
vation it occurs to a small extent. Mr. Richardson’s 
statement may be taken as a further argument against the 
theory of inflammation being established by rough hand- 
ling. But its true significance is this; the origin of this 
abnormality of the zyzdeus is not attributable to domes- 
tication, it exists to-day among these fish in their native 
state, but it seems that in domesticating them we have 
ageravated thisabnormality. That is tosay; we have, in 
some occult manner, given prominence to the environ- 
ments that increase the propagation of the parasite dis- 
covered by Prof. Riley, and which appears to exist, to a 
limited extent. in the female trout in her native habitat ; 
whilst on the other hand, we are omitting something 
which would tend to suppress its reproduction. This 
being true the remedy for the trouble might be found in 
a condition of food and life approximating those of 
nature. Such may not be attainable at all points. No 
method seems so feasible as that employed by Mr. Gemaz 
of France, in his ponds for the self-reproduction of natural 
fish food. It would, of course, be necessary in such an 
undertaking to stock the ponds with proper natural food 
from streams from the Pacific slope; for, otherwise, that 
particular element which tends to maintain a healthy 
condition of the reproductive organs of the zvzdews might 
be omitted. 
In conclusion, I beg to quote the following significant 
clause Commission for 1882; “In producing and raising 
“helpless infancy some of the fish tribe, art may surpass 
“nature ; but only by a return to the ways of nature at a 
“period when helpfulness succeeds helplessness can the 
“best development come.” 
