PART I. 
THE GOLDFISH AND ITS TYPES. 
CuHapter I. 
‘*_and have dominion over the fish of the 
sea and over the fowl of the air, and over 
every living thing that moveth upon the 
earth.”—Gengsis I: 28. 
THE ADVANTAGE OF GOLDFISH CULTURE. 
Why was the goldfish cultivated in times immemorial, and 
why has it become a household pet with us? There must have 
been some advantage in their culture, for man, as a rule, does 
not do anything without a gain of some kind in view. 
When the Great Creator made this world and everything 
upon it, he selected man as its master, and therefore man is 
acting in accordance with his command when, without abusing 
his privilege, he is making everything upon it subservient to 
himself, using it to his advantage. 
In the course of time, he has made a faithful companion of 
the dog and a useful servant of the horse: fowl as well as 
ornamental birds he cultivates for the sake of their plumage 
or song; he cultivates bees for the honey and the wax they 
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