Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-26
The Father of Fish-Culture.

scheme ?"
 'I have been working at it ever since I was large enough to bend pin"
 The above remark was addressed to Mir. Seth Green, the veteran fish culturist, who is known to the entire world, and his reply in- dicates the extent of his labors.
 ''When was quite young" :" he continued, 'I would lie on the limbs of trees that reached out over the water entire afternoons watching the movements of the fish and studying their habits. In this way discov- cred many characteristics which were before unknown. I saw, as every observer must see the destructive elements that are war. ring against fish, and I realized that unless something were done, the life in the streams of this country would become extinct. To counteract this disastrous end became my life work, and am happy to say have seen it's accomplishments
 "Were you successful on the start ?"
 ''No, indeed. Up to that time all artificial attempts to hatch and raise fish from the spawn had failed, and was compelled to ex- pertinent in an entirely new manner. The work was careful and tedious one, but l finally succeeded, and to day I am able to hatch and raise fully seventy five per cent. of all spawn."
 '.Enormous! Why, that is larger percent age than either the vegetable or animal king donls produce in a natural condition" "I know it, but we exercise the greatest care in the start, and guard the little fellows until they become able to care for them selves"
 The foregoing conversation occurred at Caledonia where the representative of this paper was paying visit to the State fish hatcheries. It has been his privilege to re- port very many interesting sights within the past twenty-five years but the view present ed here exceeds in interest anything ever be fore attempted.
 "How many fish are there in those ponds, MT. Green ?''
 ''As we have never attempted to count them it will be impossible to say. They ex tend way up into the millions though. We shipped over three millions out of the ponds this year and there seemed to be as many af terward as before. We have nearly every variety of the trout family and many by- brids.''
 ''You speak of hybrids, Mir. Green. What do you mean by that?"
 T have experimented for years in crossing the breed of the various fish and am still working upon it. We cross the female salmon trout with the male brook trout, and thus produce hybrid. Then we cross the hybrid with the brook trout, which gives us three quarter brook trout and one-quarter salmon trout. This makes one of the finest fishes in the world He has all the habits of the brook trout, lives in both streams and lakes, devel- ops Yermillion spots on his sides, rises read fly to fly, is far more vigorous and fully one third larger than ordinary brook trout of the same age The possibilities of develop ment in the fish world are great and we are rapidly ascertaining what they are." As the man of news watched the connte- nance of MT. Green while he was giving the above account, he conld not but feel that he was in the presence of one of the few invss- tigators who, from rich and lifelong expe- rience, bring great benefit to the world. Let the reader imagine a strong and stalwart Eno tad hr1o "a sembling that of Socrates, and covered with a white silky beard and luxuriant gray hair. Seth Green, the father of fish culture, is 8 picture of health, and the reporter could not help remarking so.
 If you had seen me the last winter and spring, young man, you might have thought differently" said the veteran.
 'How is that :? One would think, to look at you, that sickness was something of which you knew nothing"
 And so it was until last winter. I went down into Florida in the fall to see what kind of fish they had in that State and study their habits, and was attacked with malaria in it's severest form, and when came home real ized for the first time in my life, that I was sick. My symptoms were terrible. I had dull, aching pains in my head, limbs and around my back. My appetite was wholly gone, and felt lack of energy such as I had often heard described but had never ex- perienced Any one who has ever had a se- were attack of malaria can appreciate my con- dition. I went to bed and remained there all the spring, and if there ever was sick man was the one."
 sIt seems hardly possible. How did you come to recover so completely" My brother who had been afflicted by 8 severe kidney trouble and threatened with Bright's disease was completely cured by remedy in which I had great confidence. I therefore tried the same remedy for my ma laria and am happy to say am well man to day and through the instr1mentality of Warmers Safe Cure, which believe to be one of the most valuable of medicines. Indeed, I see 1t is endorsed by the United States medi- cal college of New York, and that Dr. Gum, dean of that institution, has written a long article concerning it's value"
 "And are you now as well as formerly2"
 "Apparently so. I keep the remedy on hand all the while though and do not hesitate to recommend it to others"
 ''One question more. How many ponds of fish have you here and how are they divi- ded p
 ''Well, we have 43 ponds which are divided up as follows: p ponds of brook trout 2 ponds of salmon trout, of McCloud river or rainbow trout ponds of German trout 3 of California mountain trout, ponds of hy- brids of one-quarter salmon and three quarters brook trout, ponds of gold fish, and pond of Carp. Then we have what we call the centennial pond or happy family consisting of crosses of different fish, includ ing Kennebec salmon, Land Locked salmon, California salmon, brook trout, salmon trout and hybrids. These fish range in size from minnows to IS pounders, and in age from one and one-half months to eleven years. I forgot to say, also, that we have hospital pond, which is entirely empty, which speaks pretty well for community of many mil lions Indeed the whole secret of fish cul- Io, ,ool S,a f011p. TnN tpregnation,-usiSg no water. Plenty of food Plenty of pure water and cleanliness.
 The numerous fish exhibitions which are taking place in all parts of Europe and the unusual interest which is being manifested in this subject throughout the world all owe their origin to the process above described as originated and conducted by Seth Green. It is certainly cause for congratulation to every American that this country produces so many men whose genius brings value to the world and it is proof positive of the greatest merit that a remedy even with such high standing as Warmers Safe Cure is known to have should be so strongly endorsed and recom- Seth Green.
 Fair Haven Items.
 The blank taxable lists were being distri buted around to property holders yesterday
 Quite number of the borough firemen are intending to witness the firemen parade of the Middletown fire departm ent tomorrow. A fine time is anticipated.
 Out of the large quantity of ice stored by the Hemingways last winter, but little re- mains. Six of the eight houses filled are empty and the seventh house is nearly clean ed out.
 The boatmen and sailors say that yester- day the seas of the harbor were the highest they ever saw in the harbor. Only the very largest vessels ventured out and those that were out in the morning made for the harbor