120 Salmon at the Antipodes. 



liver of sheep or other animals, boiled and 

 grated on a nutmeg-grater, then rubbed into 

 the consistency of cream with a little water, 

 by the use of a table-knife on a board. In this 

 way the particles are made fine enough, so as 

 not to choke the young fish. The meat must 

 be perfectly fresh, and should be prepared 

 frequently ; and care should be taken that not 

 too much is given at a time, as it decays very 

 speedily, and will foul the water. Other food 

 is recommended by some, such as eggs, sour 

 milk, and the minute roe of sea fish ; but liver 

 is easily obtained, and is, on the whole, more 

 convenient than any other food. 



Earth should be used at least every second 

 day, a little being sprinkled all over the 

 hatching-box, and the fish will be found to 

 disperse themselves over every inch of the 

 box, hunting about for something they find in 

 it, and seeming to enjoy it greatly. It pro- 

 bably contains microscopic insects invisible 

 to the unaided human eye. Whether it be 

 the variety of food obtained from the earth, 

 or some mineral constituent in it that they 

 require, certain it is that the use of earth is a 

 most important part of their treatment. It 



