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appear on the surface testify. The better way is to expose 

 the water to the air in finely divided particles, in the form 

 of spray or small drops, as by forcing or pouring it 

 through a fine rose. I have seen it successfully accom- 

 plished by dipping the water out of the container with a 

 common sprinkling-can, or watering-pot, and pouring it 

 back again through the rose, or sprinkler, from a con- 

 siderable height; this is as simple and efEectual a way as 

 any yet devised. 



It is a bad plan to change the water frequently, as is 

 often done, for the change in the character and temper- 

 ature of the water thus produced, affects the fish un- 

 favorably. The best plan, by far, is to aerate the original 

 water. If in warm weather, the temperature of the water 

 should be noted, occasionally, and kept at its original tem- 

 perature, or a little lower, by the addition of small pieces 

 of ice from time to time. 



These instructions are only general, and must be varied 

 to suit particular circumstances. Sometimes, for short 

 distances, double the number of fish may be safely carried, 

 in the space I have designated. Moreover, it is possible 

 to be too attentive, and kill the fish with kindness. If the 

 number of fish to be transported is large enough to justify 

 the experiment, the best and safest plan would be to carry 

 one vessel, with its allotted number, first, and, according 

 to the operator's best judgment; then, as the experiment 

 proved successful, or not, would depend the transportation 

 of the balance, on the same, or some other plan of pro- 

 ceeding. 



A lake belonging to the South Fork Fishing and Hunt- 

 ing Olub, of Pittsburg, Pa., was successfully stocked with 

 adult black bass in June, 1881. The transportation of 

 six hundred and sixty bass from Sandusky, Ohio, to the 



