The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-22

world At my command u would not sufice to
tel! All that miabt be told, speculated or infer
contents. The sllieators deserve . mention.
srest hldeous, hungry or1tes, with siI little
bloody raw beef, like the pest or worst OF them.
30 does the webfooted Gurnard, which has hos
70 swim With. and feet to walk With, and almost
wlnee TO fly with-a deocltful chap who, like a
pirates cutter, never shows bis teeth till he
wants to use them.
SALMON HArCHINo.
Ihave left to the last, contrary to soriptural
direction, the best of all, the salmon hatobing,
Dish CuiturinR department at the extreme end,
on the left hand side Of the room. This depart
ment, moet Interesting ana Instructive feature,
IL conducted by Mr.. Fred Mather formerly of
the United States Fish Commission, long and
favorablv known as a 1sh cWturlst and natural
ist, who has made tue art life study. The APP
piratus In use IL of the late 81 and most approved
style for large Matching works. vz.i the long
trough with wire trays on which the eggs are
the old system OF laying them upon gravel
There ave Of these trouehs to be filled as
the season advances, one with eggs OF tue Cali
fornia salmon, one with the land-locked sal
mon from Maine, one with lake trout. one with
brook trout, and the other with white DISH.
These are the most valuable OF the winter
spawning 1sh II fresh water and are the varieties
most extensively bred by the Commissions OF
the different States. and 0sh culturists generally.
Al present the trougns are occupied by the Calf
fornla salmon, which Is the earliest OF the fall
spawners and there are $1,000 eggs OF this va
sent by Prof. BAIRD - United states Fish Com
missioner from the breeding ranch on the Nc
Cloud river, California, and II was our good for
tune To see the last package Of 10000. which had
Just arrived. opened The eggs we're obtained
from, the living ish, and after being impreg-
mated, were placed IN the troughs, where they
remained for twenty i've days, until the eyes OF
the hsh were visible, when they were packed In
box with layer OF living moss and layer OF
eggs alternately until II was full. This BOZ was
then packed In crate OF ferns OF grass to keep
the TN changes Of te"persture from H. ana sent
large as peas, and OF most beautiful amber
color, resembling ripe currants more than
our idea OF nsb eggs. The first lot,
which we're received two weeks ago,
were Matching very fast, and II was q nne sight
to see many partly out OF the shell struggling to
get into the great world, OF which they have as
yet only seen that part visible through their
TRANSPARENT shell that has been to them world
as far back as their memory. II they have one,
extends. One fully Matched Is displayed In a
tumbler, under a maRnIfying glass, where the
beating OF Its heart and the circulation OF Its
blood IL distinctly visible. These eggs, when all
Matched and ready to take food, which Mr..
Mather saws Ia thirty DAYS after Matching, are to
De distributed To some OF the public waters,
thus making the Aquarium a sotiroe OF benefit,
IN fact constituting 1t a branch house OF the
United States Fish Commission.
The eggs look like red currants, a. they lie In
the trough. Presently a little white excrescenco
attracts the eye. Little by little minute open
ing Is made. as N the skin were punotured.
Then a skeetony kind OF head appears with
little black speck OF an eve. Gradually n long,
shell or skin Is held by film or thread. looking
Ike a snail and Its shell. Finally. with what the
are separated, the one to test his new developed
power, the other useless and Ignored forever.
These little specimens Will be transferred from
trough to tank, and thence to pond. or lake, or
river, In time att lining. they do In California,
enormous dimensions-hundreds OF pounds OF
delicious food.
acredt to the city. 1t is well worth n visit.
MONSIEUR X.