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of Kent) succeeded in doing. I record his fate 

 as a warning to those who hang their blackbirds 

 out of doors, never to leave the tops of their 

 cages uncovered. Nor is this the only reason 

 why cages hung in the sun (and that is where 

 they are most frequently placed) should be 

 covered. Much suffering and many deaths are 

 caused by placing birds in the sun, without pro- 

 perly shading the cage. It should be borne in 

 mind, that in sultry weather the wild birds take 

 shelter in the shade of trees and hedges, and thus 

 escape the too great heat from which our poor 

 imprisoned songsters cannot flee when exposed in 

 an unshaded cage. The very least that we can 

 do, when we rob the feathered tribe of their 

 liberty, is to be as kind and attentive to their 

 wants as possible. — J. P. B., Hants. 



German Paste for Sojt-billed Birds. — How is 

 it made ? — Will some of your readers kindly 

 furnish me with a first-rate " Receipt" for making 

 German paste ? We, who live in the country, find 

 it very expensive to purchase it in London. The 

 liberal tone of your Journal convinces me you 

 are not an " exclusive" where the good of the 

 public is in question. — G. C. G., Walthamstow. 



[We let this question appear for a variety of 

 reasons. We ourselves are possessed of an ad- 

 mirable receipt ; but even this may be improved 

 on without doubt. We will " compare notes," 

 and let the public have the benefit of our private 

 investigation.] 



Geological Inquiry. — Will you inform me through 

 your pages, of any book or books in which I can 

 find " Evidences of the igneous origin of plutonic 

 rocks, granite, &c, — together with the analogies 

 between the lavas of the present day, and the Ob- 

 sidian, &c, of times past ?" Perhaps some of 

 your readers can supply the information. If so, 

 I shall feel obliged. — A Geologist, Glasgow. 



Eels ; more curious Facts. — The public are 

 very greatly your debtors for the perseverance 

 you have shown in establishing " the fact"' as to 

 how eels are generated. This now appears to 

 admit of no dispute. You are aware, no doubt, 

 that when eels do not find themselves comfort- 

 able in one spot, they betake themselves to ano- 

 ther, — and this, always, during the night-time. 

 Some time since, a gentleman of my acquaint- 

 ance wished to stock his pond, in this neighbor- 

 hood (Worcester), with eels ; and with this view 

 he purchased a large quantity. In something 

 less than a fortnight, to his great mortification 

 he found them all missing! The thought of 

 their having been caught and stolen was natural 

 enough. Another supply was procured. These 

 again vanished. A third reinforcement shared 

 the same fate. A general notice was then given 

 by the owner of the pond, that the place would 

 be well guarded, and depredators shot at if de- 

 tected. One moonlight night, whilst watching 

 the spot, my friend (to use his own words) " saw 

 what caused his flesh to creep." The eels, quit- 

 ting the water, by a tortuous motion proceeded 

 across his garden, — thence across two meadows, 

 and finally they descended into the River Severn, 

 half a mile distant. No doubt all the others, by 

 a similar instinct (incomprehensible by us), had 



disappeared in the same manner. A fact like this, 

 recorded in your Journal, will doubtless be cor- 

 roborated by many of your readers ; and the 

 result cannot fail of exciting great public interest. 

 — A. E., Worcester. 



[The emigration of eels is well known to natu- 

 ralists ; and their habits are as interesting to in- 

 vestigate as they are curious to record. The 

 late debate has done much good. We no longer 

 find any public advocate for the generation of 

 eels from spawn. Mr. Boccius is to be highly 

 commended for having " eaten his leak" in 

 silence. It will not do now-a-days to use the 

 long-bow, when people are in the steady pursuit 

 of truth.] 



A Prospective Calendar of Insects.— I send you 

 a further List of moths about to appear in 

 April. More shall follow in due course. — C. P. 

 Boston. 



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