Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-09-25
AquarIuns.


aquarium was made by the British
Geological Society which set up few
tanks and made a small collection of
fresh water fish, though the collection
never went very far. Then the Parish
ans started larger aquarium i'm the
Bois de Bolonge, and a marine one
was instituted at Arcachon during
the period of the Maratime Exhibition.
The major part of this, however, was
devoted to shell fish. Boulogne followed
suit as did Havre. None of these aquaria
however are not worth more than pass
ing notice. Concarneau also attracted
attention at this time, but these were
rather vivers than aquaria, being large
square basins into which the tide flowed
and where large turbOt, crazy fish, &c,
&C., were kept alive. Then Hamburg
made its mark under the management
of Mr.. W. \. Lloyd, who managed to
render it very successful. Then fol-
lowed Berlin. Next the Brighton aqua-
rum was projected, and the Crystal
Palace constructed one under the man
agement of Mr.. LLOYD and the people of
Hastings determined to follow the ex-
ample. Southport caught the infection,
and carried out very fine project, in
cluding winter gardens, concert rooms
and an aquarium. Next came Man
chester, under the able supervision of
Mr.. Saville Kent. Then Naples and
several others on the continent were
called into being; and the Westminster
of Mr.. Robertson, included under the
title of aquarium not only an aquarium
but theatricals, acrobatics, COMPUTATIONS
and mighty magic, for the exhibition Of
have run the risk of being roasted by
our intelligent forefathers. Rothesay
followed. but this is small concern.
though it attracts large crowds of ex-
cursionists and perhaps pays a better
dividend than any of them. The ex-
pense was small, and continues 10 be
kept small; no money which can be
made available for dividends being
wasted. Next, Scarborough made 4
start, and the great Yorkshire water
ing place erected very handsome
aquarium, but somehow they do not
seem to get on with it satisfactorily,
and have contrived TO fall out with the
town authorities. Birmingham Is the
latest protector of an aquarium, but
that is still in embryo. None of them,
however, can equal that at Brighton,
whether as regards the great range of
accommodation. the beauty and bril-
liancy of the tanks or the great variety,
rarity and abundance of the specimens
of fish exhibited. There the student of
archaeological science may gather OBJ
servations and facts in the natural his
tory of fish both old and new and
strange. The fish are made TO feel the
loss of their liberty As slightly as pos
Sible, the conditions of their artificial
abiding places being assimilated as
closely as possible to their natural ones,
and the manner in which the most Of
them thrive shows that they do not in
any way miss their liberty, while the
perfect freedom and ease with which
the spawning operations of many of the
fish are conducted season after season.
gives forcible evidence in the same di
rection. Larger fish in many of the
species may be seen in the Brighton
Aquarium than are ever brought to
market by fishermen, and the rapidity
of growth made by some of them ap-
pears to be almost uneXampled. For
instance, sea trout, after their first
journey to the sea, would, in a state of
freedom, be thought to have made a
fairly good growth if they reached one
and half or two pounds within the
next year. Sea trout have been taken
OFF the Brighton coast in their first mi
grafton, and, being placed in the tanks
of the Aquarium. have grown up to five
and six pounds weight within the
twelvemonth, thus throwing positive
light upon the capacity of growth in
the Salmonida upon which we were
previously doubtful and uncertain.