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small box filled with earth, and keeping the box in some 

 spot where it cannot be reached by the frost. Pieces of 

 dried beef, divided into minute fragments, will do as a 

 substitute sometimes for the worms. A little flour, 

 mixed up into paste, and made into pills, is relished by all 

 kinds of fish. About a pill to each fish is sufficient. la 

 spawning time, a few of the brewer's fresh ale-grains are 

 given in England, and might answer here. But care must 

 be taken not to kill with kindness. They must be fed 

 sparingly, and whatever is not eaten must be removed, to 

 avoid the unpleasantness of its decomposition. 



