New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-20

Many q boy or girl. who would enjoy nothing SO
much an an aquarium al homo, Is kept from having
80 because mother thinks Il would be much
trOuble-sno the trouble would al come on her.
Now. the truth is there is hardly pet or form Of
life one can keep In a house that IS less trouble.
Tor, once an aquarium is started the addition once
q week OF a little water, the feeding OF the stock
every other day ana the removal OF superhuous
food before Il has a chance 70 contaminate the
water all that necessary keep Il In healthy
condition Il is ell nonsense 20 suppose that tho
water In aquarium has 10 be changed. With
proper Il be kept in perfect condition for
years.
u you go 20 the big Aquarium. with a capital
"a" down az the Battery. and mounting narrow
tight OF stairs are so lucky as 70 ind l. B. spen-
Ger In bis laboratory. you can learn about
ming aquarium, with small "a" IN fifteen
minutes than you can forget In two weeks During
the thirty years he has been working over aQuaris
Gr. Spencer has equipped more than one hundred
and fifty schools and taught many teachers
how 70 care for them and interested go many
young people in them that no one could possibly
count them
''If you want aquarium" is Mr.. spencer's ad-
vice 70 every young p-1son who comes his way,
round globes. You can't keep taeTn Clean you
Sour ash viii die on your handsIand / cali tina;
cruelty 70 animals. don't believe IN starting of
Wei. u hey dis Es ssn get plenty more
1n1 s ngat5yt POGs pFIn s;l sa,o,o ,,so.
snd don't think q saythins less than three gal:
with coarse gravel or bird gravel from geological
store.
transparent globules?" and he pointed 10 series
tiny 6eSESPs clustered along T deG s6f. plume nS
throwing oxygen on Just Ike that and It Is upon Upon
y S g s6rs ss sE @ afRs s So sab a
but II one lives IN the country there is hardly a
carefully handled VIII root Where only the top
can Be plucked on-as IS often the case where a
piece OF sheet lead must be wrapped around each
stalk 20 hold 10 firmly down IN the gravel AL
need. iVe-gallon Jar VIII take three or four big
clusters, each with four or five stalks"
Re careful not 20 buy too much stock For i've
three or four goldfish from TO two inches
long, two or three tadpoles, the same number OF
nevis and half a dozen snails would be enough
Salt water RQuaria ten times more interesting
The ocean. IAN along the Atlantic Coast" says
can be found, beautiful translucent plant like
green paper and the only that can be depend
son q 5. e round az o sS' Ss scheS 70 rocks and
beautifu than these hoWeTlh1s forms with fheir
a@ mG, s sGs Of sT tSs ReOd on 81
% rock on which they grow. April, May and juno
soaafiurn as then the sea lettuce boats on the tide
pools and the water is not too cold 70 make
snemone fishing pleasant. One small oyster. one
snemones two or three lebias, six shEimps and six
salt water snails are enough TO stock nVe-galon
For feeding the Ash long. sharp pointed stick IS
Desirable. Fish food can be bought az me ord
stores but cereals thoroughly moistened and fresh
scantily and always IN one place so that the fish
VIII learn 20 come 90 be fed. Where 700 mnch rs
Fven the tsh won't toucn ~ tnen ~ sit as 1s.s
IN general said Mr.. Spencer. disturb your