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calculated to hatch one egg per day, combines the same 

 advantages as one capable of hatching a thousand eggs 

 per day, and will answer all the requirements of an 

 amateur breeder ; besides, it is so portable and convenient 

 in its construction that it can be placed in a bed-room, 

 which, while hatching, it will keep warm day and night, 

 at an equal temperature, and the light from the gas or 

 lamp will serve as a night-light. 



Fig. 16. Transverse Section. 



From the above perspective elevation and section it 

 will be seen that the hatching apparatus consists of 

 separate parts. 



1 . A glass-covered box. 



2. A water-tank. 



3. A floating vessel, 



4. A gas or oil lamp. 



The glass-covered box is made of japanned tin ; it has 

 a glass door through which the light can be seen ; the 

 bottom of this box is perforated in the centre for the 

 admission of air to the lamp, and the other part is car- 



