New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-10-01

b,roi the Institute, ~ proceed - the se..."o'
and examine the MYERS emp''Ing INTO 1no NH.
tie. be,~esn Havre and la feste, ana ie'e 'h'u7
which Of them should ne selected mrs, 20 oe TO
stocked b, me ans OF artsclal fecundAuoh % '"o
sgss of FISH. He was also 10 determine "ha'
po,nts of the coast should De chosen for the pro-
du-tion Of the lobster by the same process l "o
other IOoogists, mem 'eTs OF t"e acAn',H' Va
Scispc,s and of the COMMISSION OF PiscWuturc,
were sent on a Similar m ssiOn u pon the coas' %
tween Cherbourg ami Granville aud IN the en'.-
rons OF Trouville. These gentlemen wers all d.
Tected at the same time 10 study another ques-
tion bearing directly upon Pr ;icuiture, on sacn
heretofore practical men have ben strongly OPP
posed TO the Academy, VIZ. the utility OF ma
rine plants in protecting the Try from destrucu)n
till me isn arrive al certain see. In l'12, ths
Academy of Sciences expressed the oplaOn that
tbs plants are OF no use in that way. AID upon
thi, opipion was based the declaration OF 3Oth Oc-
t,her of that year relative IN the cutting OF the
ses weed lrdrfch) which declaration practical
men have invsrisOy protested against.
The b. st history Of piscicuture, scientific aud
practical up 10 the cate OF the docuheht' IS 10 "
found so far as this country - concerned IN TO-
mort addressed to the late MIn,ter OF agriculture
and Commerce, by NJ. Mlne Edwards nlsuh-
sui,hed Zoooslst, member ct the Academy OF
Sciences of Paris and Of the Sliolste'ial 20 nm's-
SION of P.ciculture. | cOmntnce the translation
of that report at length IN TINS letter. Vii con-
clude the report, and give suCh otner laio'uia''o"
ss have coli, cted relative 10 the apparatus, mo-
dus operansi. an re- suits in suAsequent letters.
Rrposr npor Tie StoekiES ot 4rcs rga tl'a; az
Irtsud 10 lAs Htakfr Of Conw0es ey NJ hiLNh
EDWARD neraber Of tie fNstl'Hfs ,..
MONSIEUR LIE MrNIsrRE: Moved oy tue interes-
which you naturally fe.l In all discoveries waSn
promise 10 increase the simsntsry resource OF 'no
country YOU have de'ernlnsd 20 form enuts oPin'
ION tol chng value of various stssupb ~nicn us'
bees lsuery made b, ID 10 France snd England 70
E.Al L., md
az augment the u oducI OF river nsuere' You nave
done me the honor of submitting snts question 20 my
examination, charging me more psrucnl tty 20 reousI
yeu account OF the results ostained oy tso Hsne,
Who sxsrcise their csllos, near the source OF inc
Nc,aa practically aU, Ing there the process OF erti
hcis formulation and essb ishig la the dsssHmsnt
of Vosses = VI rtlsoe hsh factory. II 10 ~ifa great
.lscry Monsieur le Mlnstrs tnst bave CONFIRMED "
vsur request and shall causider myself hspps II the
researches have made can aid you - endOsos our
ruTsl Industry with . sIurcs II weato tne Import
suca of which viii not oe uuhredsf eh-r oy pny''ol-
ss,s or by assicuprs; for In fact tsl 10 an sinsni
rich In Dppitive principles and tne makiog " more
abundant whether on our s-acoa's' or IN tue o'e'or
OF the country -ill be cOnfer'tus real osnen' upon
all classes OF population. RifeT nshery, Ia genera,
is not very profitable In France but glsnc7 a, What
1. tab place In neighooIiog countries VIII suirs -
make us eOmpteh. pd hn~ great would be u" Tau-,
II 10 aid OF industry we could 'uc 'eei 10 'cNnS
cur fiveu and pcncs with good nsh ss Natur" ner~t
has stocked he SC ,lsnd and of irelsot aud
s A. rculurisu sOcs t1-tr pa-turs snJs Win
be- rolvernus animals iended 10
ence River hsherlss have long snca been suolHc'od %
LEGAL 10 nteu ded 10 favor hs reproduction OF
6,h and protect the development Of the try Inc royal
oroinsnc. 81 9 forms tbs oasis If our upon
this subj and contains several resuIst ms OF lncoo-
ieHiole lily. The o"n'rs OF ponds also give oroin"
rily attention TO the rochirg With nah oi tfsse
nsurR nurseries But we are 10 the habit ut aoand IN
ng chsDce all that relates the reproduction OF n'n
10 rivers; and, bnterly onplsiniog he vhi . OF
their rapid cminUtop. W. have used ont llt,le dl1'
,tnce 10 seeking remedy for TIA evil. Public ausn'
toD has At lsst been sE"se upon this question oy
pager read before the Academy of sciences, two years
$50, by ~ most diGip gJished BIOLOGISTS, NJ.
QUATsETLGEs r, Professor In the Faculty OF sciences
a. T.uou.s This elegant wrher snd .doah gave 10
ascuurists useful Instructions In The ART OF re
bg t,h, and stropsly ugso them 10 put "a practice
process Of Multiplication, loDs since well knOwn u
phy siolo. i.n, and often employed ~ them In 'her
Cabinet 'xprimen's, 70 W.T. The artificial fesundadon
onhe egg, OF Asbes
We know from me works Of spslisuzaui, and sls)
from The rxpes entail researches siih ~hch yourself,
lie MniTr, in conpexion witty our former sssistsn'
Provost Of q. ess) enriched science tseoty dse years
$50 that all coodaon 10 Ibs resul' mo action eser-
cisco upon The 10 state Of maturity ny Ihe tvtng
,pSrmso zoides wiki which the semtnd liquor 10
ehrRfd tbst this action takes place by the direct con
tact If there Teonod uctve eemabts aud that the
ptysoh scsl virtue az the elements may be prsseryot
mimpsTtd fer longer or shorter due atsr being
vithoTaun from the Influence OF the hgiog orgaats a
whhp Witch they were laborated. Win a large
Der OF the inferior animals the role OF tie parents In toe
wOk OF prf creation consists solely 10 the rm on aud
emission q sDeet Two generic eleaens. 10
founoa,ed al, after Il 10 lao aud ns nes'ius 9TH tho
Eoi6e vim which 10 necessary for ss
production of vitsy only hs pens by the
Of txeTrs hide Ot tbe action of tho
rents a. for iDsisDce ,hs currents which msy exist IN
TIE ~s,er In shieh the sperm 20 been dep st-d The
eSpe'nenier may ID D, st hs pss'ure determine this
physiological Dhen, mens BY the mechanical mlxtus. of
the egss sDd srmloal liquor OF these snipsls
'inilsT resnt IL Onianed by ar ictalIy feeundaung
the ssss produced by aninals whose mul,ip sadoa 10
po' ~ Ia the above ossts Jeff by chance but
Hsrf ku fka In Of
Tho Ooservbpobs Of zOoOsists aiso that 10 the
general harmony II psturs tie fecunoity Of sn mats
sIesplaf,d not only In view OF - OF dsstruc
d. 70 vtich ihe young exposed before they them.
selves Income sbe 10 concur la he TeprOd dSu IN Of
their sIecits but alsO 10 r. ference 10 the chances OF
noneeundsuOD, 20 hich the eggs are subjsctsd aud
hst sccOr iDsy 10 those Ia which toe Of
the tgks With the seminal qnOr does not t,ss til
after tne fRss ore abandoned By ths female, sod do
peIos m,Ta Or ltss Completely On chsnc-. the pyn,s,
of 'ggs always much mare conso ersbls than wh.n
their 'sIJ 10 assured previous 10 their bslo. Laid
bes tur The moss Psri, belOns ~ tt cat ,gors NJ an
ss stose eggs are not tcuod.,ed bv ,h n, ala mn
sfrT be spec ~ INC or less lime alter Iaolr
sFa ~hnoWlS occurrence OF a0y inr msts relation Of
the nsie Win the feBss 80, Ia order a. setsrmne
the dsv-lopnen ~ the erobryo In the interior of
egps vet sterile the phy'olOR'a mas only 10 Initiate,
10 the experiments - his laboratory chat takes piscs
norm ia nature THAI 10 10 ssy ne has Ooy 20 place
ihe sgss In contact 9TH water charged -h tho nllt
sperm. sn6 their ecundstOn 10 i'm edisely oosrs,ed.
Al In order 10 procure th. sperm veil tne esss
Ia 10 fecuuoste6 sutces % pren slightly tde bellies
~ The Dsles and ersl whose products Rye, add
whs'e lives are consequently not endangered By shs
oueTsiop. Or q supolv nAy be obtained ~ 0peans
the dies Of DoiVousls that arc but recently dss
these eggs and nis sJerm continue 10 pOssoss tnr vi
taliiy tOrG considerable pace Of dine alter Ito hss
e's.sd 10 tho beinss ~heh produced th@m In this
manner Il 10 quite posslbe 20 produce { ON dad
buol'' nUSoeru' $40 Vi erOus general This fsct
wss fully established by the Count OF q sr8in ABOUT
be Mode Of the 1s' century, long oeo'e sOsl.nzsai
bso published bic rue resesrches uOOo ths suDi-t Of
generation. la l75s tsis udc'ous sddosssad
D. NJ The cestOrs ~ the cslo6f stsd FOurc'oy
fsby iotsresnrg memoir the artificial facuad-uon
Of uouv .rs 90 The shich might D. made If tniI
pTOcs's for the rockiog Of Iysrs Az extract of ths
vOrk Of q Jktsin tsssrt-i 10 = book d7d Rei.
ysars laer Do l77U) Oub.msl Dun1ns-au gsys traas'
hpon II IL 10 the thrd volume ~ his GsH,rai TIspsf
FisL'. which vas prepared oy order OF tue Acsde-
M az