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fin will become coated with a fungoid growth. It should 

 be removed at once with a fine pair of scissors. It 

 usually grows again very soon. Cold-fish are subject to a 

 disease that is termed by dealers "the slime," and to cure 

 this, it is best to remove, them from the tank and place 

 them in a pail full of fresh water and then throw over 

 them a handful of silver-sand, so that it may fall on the 

 skin of the fish. It will cause them to nil) themselves, 

 and entirely eradicate the slime without injuring the fish. I 

 have lost a great many gold-fish from this and other 

 diseases. When fish appear dull and stupid from no appa- 

 rent cause, I have found that it often enlivens them to 

 put them in a pail, and setting it under a croton- 

 water tap, allow the water to run on them for about 

 a quarter of an hour. Minnows are subject to a disease 

 during the winter, which causes them to turn light colored 

 and float on the surface of the water panting, whilst other 

 fish in the same tank thrive. For this disease I have 

 fonnd no cure, and have remarked that it seems to attack 

 them oftener in fresh than in salt water. 



