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minutely inspected the whole apparatus, I particularly admired 

 the aptitude by which the means to a certain end had been 

 carried out. The egg-boxes are raised in pyramids, the water 

 flowing from the one on the top into those immediately below. 

 The eggs are placed in rows on glass frames which fit into the 

 boxes, as will be seen by examining the drawings. The grand 





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agent in the hatching of fish-eggs being water, I was naturally 

 enough rather particular in making inquiry into the water sup- 

 plies of Huningue, and these I found were very ample : they 

 are derived from three sources — the springs on the private 

 grounds of the establishment, the Ehine, and the Augraben 

 stream. The water of the higher springs is directed towards the 

 buildings through an underground conduit, whilst those rising 

 at a lower level are used only in small basins and trenches for 

 the experiments in rearing fish outside. Being uncovered, how- 

 ever, they are easily frozen, and are besides frequently muddy 

 and troubled. As a general rule, fish are not bred at Hun- 

 ingue, the chief business accomplished there being the collec- 



