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if the budding aquarist does not become 

 discouraged, dead fishes will be the excep- 

 tion. Interest will then become more 

 eclectic and tropical as well as cold-water 

 species will be studied and enjoyed. No 

 matter how burning the desire and how 

 catholic the taste, let the motto be : 

 "Quality always before quantity." 



An Easily Constructed 

 Heated Aquarium 



H. E. FINCKH 



It was mid-winter and my ten perma- 

 nent heated tanks were fully populated. 

 The unexpected arrival of some forty 

 fine exotic fishes made necessary the 

 immediate construction of some sort of 

 heated accommodations. My eye rested 

 on an empty, rectangular kerosense can, 

 and within two hours the problem was 

 solved. 



The kerosene can I cut in two, length- 

 wise, thus making two deep trays of 

 equal size. The edges of the trays were 

 bent outward at right angles, forming a 

 flange on all sides an inch wide. From 

 one-inch lumber a frame was constructed 

 of such length and width that- the flange 

 rested on the top, to which it was tacked 

 to prevent slipping. Through one side of 

 the frame an opening was cut to permit 

 the placing of a lamp below the pan, ven- 

 tilation being provided by several holes 

 drilled through the opposite side. The 

 lamp opening was closed by a piece of 

 glass held in place by two studs in such 

 a way that it may be pushed aside when 

 necessary. 



The bottom of the tin tray was cov- 

 ered with a thick piece of felt, an estab- 

 lished all-glass tank placed thereon, and 

 the tin tray then filled with water . The 

 insertion of the lamp below placed the 

 heater in operation. The apparatus will 

 be understood by reference to the ap- 

 pended sketches. 



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6 /i EMER GE NCY /4EATI/tG TA / NK . 



On the morning following the making 

 of the heater the glass in my den stood 

 at 50 degrees, whereas the water in the 

 all-glass aquarium was just 70. This box, 

 and another constructed since, have now 

 been in operation for more than two 

 months, giving such satisfaction that I 

 venture the description to aid others who 

 may sometime be landed in a similar pre- 

 dicament. 



Roosevelt Wild Life 

 Forest Experiment Station 



The selection of one of America's best 

 known authorities on fish life as Ichthy- 

 ologist at the Roosevelt Wild Life Forest 

 Experiment Station was announced by 

 the New York State College of Forestry 

 at Syracuse, when it became known that 

 Prof. T. L. Hankinson had accepted the 

 position. This is the first appointment 

 made to the technical staff of the station 

 since Dr. Charles C. Adams was made 

 director. 



The selection is of particular import- 



