THE HOSPITAL. 109 



Other fish — water insects of forms and shapes 

 to them monstrous and ogre-hke — hunt for 

 their young hves ; they therefore seek con- 

 cealment from the dangers that threaten 

 them, and thus help to maintain the existence 

 of their species. 



As the fish were hatched they fell through 

 the glass rods upon which they were placed 

 as eggs, and when I paid my daily visit I in- 

 variably find the eggs </ecreased in number, 

 but the young ones in the tank below the 

 rods much mcreased in number. So fast, 

 indeed, did they hatch, that I was obliged to 

 construct a new tank entirely for the young 

 fry. The sickly fish I placed in the tank 

 nearest to the water-pipe, that they jnight 

 have the first "breath" at the water; I 

 called this the Hospital. 



