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rapid succession to the surface all over the vessel�察�and this process goes
on uninterruptedly as long as the rays of the sun are uninterrupted。
;Now these globules consist of PURE OXYGEN�察 �given out by the
plants under the stimulus of light�察�and to this oxygen the animals in the
tank owe their life。 The difference between the profusion of oxygen´
bubbles produced on a sunny day�察 �and the paucity of those seen on a
dark cloudy day�察 �or in a northern aspect�察 �is very marked。; Choose�察�
therefore�察�a south or east window�察�but draw down the blind�察�or throw a
handkerchief over all if the heat become fierce。 The water should
always feel cold to your hand�察 �let the temperature outside be what it
may。
Next�察 �you must make up for evaporation by FRESH water ��a very
little will suffice���察�as often as in summer you find the water in your vase
sink below its original level�察�and prevent the water from getting too salt。
For the salts�察�remember�察�do not evaporate with the water�察�and if you left
the vase in the sun for a few weeks�察�it would become a mere brine´pan。
But how will you move your treasures up to town�拭�
The simplest plan which I have found successful is an earthen jar。
You may buy them with a cover which screws on with two iron clasps。
If you do not find such�察�a piece of oilskin tied over the mouth is enough。
But do not fill the jar full of water�察�leave about a quarter of the contents
in empty air�察�which the water may absorb�察 �and so keep itself fresh。 And
any pieces of stone�察�or oysters�察 �which you send up�察�hang by a string from
the mouth�察 �that they may not hurt tender animals by rolling about the
bottom。 With these simple precautions�察�anything which you are likely
to find will well endure forty´eight hours of travel。
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What if the water fails�察�after all�拭�
Then Mr。 Gosse's artificial sea´water will form a perfect substitute。
You may buy the requisite salts ��for there are more salts than ;salt; in
sea´water�� from any chemist to whom Mr。 Gosse has entrusted his
discovery�察�and�察�according to his directions�察�make sea´water for yourself
One more hint before we part。 If�察�after all�察�you are not going down
to the sea´side this year�察 �and have no opportunities of testing ;the
wonders of the shore�察─�you may still study Natural History in your own
drawing´room�察�by looking a little into ;the wonders of the pond。;
I am not jesting�察 �a fresh´water aquarium�察 �though by no means as
beautiful as a salt´water one�察�is even more easily established。 A glass
jar�察 �floored with two or three inches of pond´mud ��which should be
covered with fine gravel to prevent the mud washing up���察 �a specimen of
each of two water´plants which you may buy now at any good shop in
Covent Garden�察�Vallisneria spiralis ��which is said to give to the Canvas´
backed duck of America its peculiar richness of flavour���察�and Anacharis
alsinastrum�察 �that magical weed which�察 �lately introduced from Canada
among timber�察�has multiplied�察�self´ sown�察�to so prodigious an extent�察�that
it bid fair�察 �a few years since�察 �to choke the navigation not only of our
canals and fen´ rivers�察 �but of the Thames itself�此。�34�� or�察 �in default of
these�察 �some of the more delicate pond´weeds�察 �such as Callitriche�察�
Potamogeton pusillum�察 �and�察 �best of all�察 �perhaps�察 �the beautiful Water´
Milfoil ��Myriophyllium���察 �whose comb´like leaves are the haunts of
numberless rare and curious animalcules�此� these ��in themselves�察�from the
transparency of their circulation�察 �interesting microscopic objects�� for
oxygen´breeding vegetables�察�and for animals�察�the pickings of any pond�察�
a minnow or two�察�an eft�察�a few of the delicate pond´snails ��unless they
devour your plants too rapidly���此 �water´beetles�察 �of activity
inconceivable�察 �and that wondrous bug the Notonecta�察 �who lies on his
back all day�察�rowing about his boat´shaped body�察�with one long pair of
oars�察�in search of animalcules�察�and the moment the lights are out�察�turns
head over heels�察�rights himself�察�and opening a pair of handsome wings�察�
starts to fly about the dark room in company with his friend the water´
beetle�察�and ��I suspect�� catch flies�察�and then slips back demurely into the
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water with the first streak of dawn。 But perhaps the most interesting of
all the tribes of the Naiads�察 � ��in default�察�of course�察�of those semi´human
nymphs with which our Teutonic forefathers�察 �like the Greeks�察 �peopled
each ;sacred fountain�察┌� ´ are the little ;water´crickets�察─ �which may be
found running under the pebbles�察 �or burrowing in little galleries in the
banks�此 �and those ;caddises�察─ �which crawl on the bottom in the stiller
waters�察 �enclosed�察�all save the head and legs�察�in a tube of sand or pebbles�察�
shells or sticks�察 �green or dead weeds�察 �often arranged with quaint
symmetry�察�or of very graceful shape。 Their aspect in this state may be
somewhat uninviting�察�but they compensate for their youthful ugliness by
the strangeness of their transformations�察�and often by the delicate beauty
of the perfect insects�察 �as the ;caddises�察─ �rising to the surface�察 �become
flying Phryganeae ��caperers and sand´ flies���察�generally of various shades
of fawn´colour�察�and the water´ crickets ��though an unscientific eye may be
able to discern but little difference in them in the ;larva�察─�or imperfect
state�� change into flies of the most various shapes�察 � one�察�perhaps�察�into
the great sluggish olive ;Stone´fly; ��Perla bicaudata���察 �another into the
delicate lemon´coloured ;Yellow Sally; ��Chrysoperla viridis���察 �another
into the dark chocolate ;Alder; ��Sialis lutaria���此 �and the majority into
duns and drakes ��Ephemerae���察 �whose grace of form�察 �and delicacy of
colour�察 �give them a right to rank among the most exquisite of God's
creations�察�from the tiny ;Spinners; ��Ba �t is or Chloron�� of incandescent
glass�察 �with gorgeous rainbow´coloured eyes�察 �to the great Green Drake
��Ephemera vulgata���察�known to all fishermen as the prince of trout´flies。
These animals�察�their habits�察�their miraculous transformations�察�might give
many an hour's quiet amusement to an invalid�察 �laid on a sofa�察 �or
imprisoned in a sick´room�察�and debarred from reading�察�unless by some
such means�察 �any page of that great green book outside�察�whose pen is the
finger of God�察�whose covers are the fire kingdoms and the star kingdoms�察�
and its leaves the heather´bells�察�and the polypes of the sea�察�and the gnats
above the summer stream。
I said just now�察 �that happy was the sportsman who was also a
naturalist。 And�察 �having once mentioned these curious water´flies�察 �I
cannot help going a little farther�察�and saying�察�that lucky is the fisherman
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who is also a naturalist。 A fair scientific knowledge of the flies which
he imitates�察 �and of their habits�察 �would often ensure him sport�察 �while
other men are going home with empty creels。 One would have fancied
this a self´evident fact�察�yet I have never found any sound knowledge of
the natural water´flies which haunt a given stream�察 �except