BY THE POOR. 
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readers—- Mr. Smith, of W ellclose Square, whom 
I mention, as his form of aquarium for gold and 
silver fish is the best with which I am acquainted. 
It consists of a glazed case about two feet by one, 
and one and a-half feet in depth, one foot of 
which is occupied by the water. At the bottom 
is a rude representation of a cromlech, which 
serves to conceal a small pipe, from which issues 
a jet of water, which in hot weather produces 
a very pleasing effect, and serves at the same 
time to carry off, by means of a waste pipe, the 
impurities which are the constant attendants upon 
a London atmosphere. This has been established 
for more than six years ; but the fish do not 
live more than from six to eighteen months, 
owing, most probably, to the want of vegeta- 
tion. 
I will now endeavour to show how the glazed 
cases may be made subservient to the benefit of 
the poor, and to point out how cheaply and easily 
this may be effected. A box lined with zinc, 
and having three or four openings in the bottom 
to ensure perfect drainage, will be required for 
the reception of the plants, and glazed frames 
can be procured anywhere at a most moderate 
cost. What would be still better, would be to 
convert the spaces between the windows into 
closed cases. The plants to furnish them can be 
