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also acts as a deodorizer and purifier of any 

 decaying or faecal matter which, may be in the 

 gravel. 



The shower should also be continued two 

 or three times daily, and two or three small 

 sods, with the grass on them, are useful to 

 supply a little vegetable diet. The food 

 should be given three or four times a day at 

 first, in very small quantities. It is stated 

 that a fish eats one-hundredth part of his 

 weight daily, and this rule may give some 

 indication of the quantity of food to be given. 



