Frog (,Bana Sp.) 



Material. — Almost any creek, pond, or marsh will fur- 

 nish an abundance of frogs during the warm season, but 

 especially in the spring. They should be caught unin- 

 jured. Maimed and mutilated specimens are of little 

 value for anatomical purposes, to say nothing of the 

 cruelty practised in capturing them with sticks, stones, 

 and spears. City students may be supphed by fish-deal- 

 ers, some of whom are usually acquainted with the men 

 who supply the markets with frogs' legs. The frogs 

 may be kept in a deep box covered with wire netting, 

 and containing several sods, which should frequently be 

 watered to keep the grass in good condition. At one 

 end of the box may be placed a pan — a dripping-pan 

 will answer — filled with water, in which the frogs may 

 swim. The box should stand in a dimly lighted, cool 

 place, as in a ceUar, and the water should be changed 

 every few days. 



If the frogs vary much in size, the large ones should 

 be kept separate from the smaller ; otherwise the latter 

 will be eaten. In a properly prepared box specimens 

 may be kept all winter, with no other care than chang- 

 ing the water in the pan and moistening the sods. It is 

 almost, if not quite, impossible to get the creatures to eat 

 anything besides their smaller companions, no matter 

 how tempting may be their food. Should some of them 

 be frozen in the pan, let them thaw slowly, and they 

 will be in as good condition as ever. 



