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glaucus-or the wonders of the shore(鯉斥互帽)-及39何蛍
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nothing else�察 �still as drawing´room ornaments�察 �flower´gardens which
never wither�察�fairy lakes of perpetual calm which no storm blackens�察 �
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Those who have never seen one of them can never imagine ��and
neither Mr。 Gosse's pencil nor my clumsy words can ever describe to
them�� the gorgeous colouring and the grace and delicacy of form which
these subaqueous landscapes exhibit。
As for colouring�察 � the only bit of colour which I can remember even
faintly resembling them ��for though Correggio's Magdalene may rival
them in greens and blues�察�yet even he has no such crimsons and purples��
is the Adoration of the Shepherds�察�by that ;prince of colorists; ´ Palma
Vecchio�察 �which hangs on the left´hand side of Lord Ellesmere's great
gallery。 But as for the forms�察 � where shall we see their like�拭 �Where�察�
amid miniature forests as fantastic as those of the tropics�察�animals whose
shapes outvie the wildest dreams of the old German ghost painters which
cover the walls of the galleries of Brussels or Antwerp�拭 �And yet the
uncouthest has some quaint beauty of its own�察 �while most ´ the star´
fishes and anemones�察 �for example ´ are nothing but beauty。 The
brilliant plates in Mr。 Gosse's ;Aquarium; give�察�after all�察�but a meagre
picture of the reality�察�as it may be seen in the tank´ house at the Zoological
Gardens�察 �and as it may be seen also�察 �by anyone who will follow
carefully the directions given at the end of his book�察�stock a glass vase
with such common things as he may find in an hour's search at low tide�察�
and so have an opportunity of seeing how truly Mr。 Gosse says�察�in his
valuable preface�察�that ´
;The habits; ��and he might well have added�察�the marvellous beauty��
;of animals will never be thoroughly known till they are observed in
detail。 Nor is it sufficient to mark them with attention now and then�察�
they must be closely watched�察�their various actions carefully noted�察�their
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behaviour under different circumstances�察 �and especially those
movements which seem to us mere vagaries�察 �undirected by any
suggestible motive or cause�察�well examined。 A rich fruit of result�察�often
new and curious and unexpected�察 �will�察 �I am sure�察 �reward anyone who
studies living animals in this way。 The most interesting parts�察�by far�察�of
published Natural History are those minute�察 �but graphic particulars�察�
which have been gathered up by an attentive watching of individual
animals。;
Mr。 Gosse's own books�察 �certainly�察 �give proof enough of this。 We
need only direct the reader to his exquisitely humorous account of the
ways and works of a captive soldier´crab�察。�31�� to show them how much
there is to be seen�察�and how full Nature is also of that ludicrous element
of which we spoke above。 And�察 �indeed�察 �it is in this form of Natural
History�此 �not in mere classification�察�and the finding out of means�察�and
quarrellings as to the first discovery of that beetle or this buttercup�察 � too
common�察�alas� �among mere closet´collectors�察 � ;endless genealogies�察─�to
apply St。 Paul's words by no means irreverently or fancifully�察 �which do
but gender strife�察─ � not in these pedantries is that moral training to be
found�察 �for which we have been lauding the study of Natural History�此�
but in healthful walks and voyages out of doors�察 �and in careful and
patient watching of the living animals and plants at home�察 �with an
observation sharpened by practice�察�and a temper calmed by the continual
practice of the naturalist's first virtues ´ patience and perseverance。
Practical directions for forming an ;Aquarium; may be found in Mr。
Gosse's book bearing that name�察 �at pp。 101�察 �255�察 �ET SEQ。�察 �and those
who wish to carry out the notion thoroughly�察�cannot do better than buy
his book�察�and take their choice of the many different forms of vase�察�with
rockwork�察�fountains�察�and other pretty devices which he describes。
But the many�察 �even if they have Mr。 Gosse's book�察 �will be rather
inclined to begin with a small attempt�察 �especially as they are probably
half sceptical of the possibility of keeping sea´animals inland without
changing the water。 A few simple directions�察 �therefore�察�will not come
amiss here。 They shall be such as anyone can put into practice�察 �who
goes down to stay in a lodging´house at the most cockney of watering´
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places。
Buy at any glass´shop a cylindrical glass jar�察 �some six inches in
diameter and ten high�察�which will cost you from three to four shillings�察�
wash it clean�察 �and fill it with clean salt´water�察 �dipped out of any pool
among the rocks�察�only looking first to see that there is no dead fish or
other evil matter in the said pool�察�and that no stream from the land runs
into it。 If you choose to take the trouble to dip up the water over a
boat's side�察�so much the better。
So much for your vase�察�now to stock it。
Go down at low spring´tide to the nearest ledge of rocks�察�and with a
hammer and chisel chip off a few pieces of stone covered with growing
sea´weed。 Avoid the common and coarser kinds ��fuci�� which cover the
surface of the rocks�察 �for they give out under water a slime which will
foul your tank�此 �but choose the more delicate species which fringe the
edges of every pool at low´water mark�察 �the pink coralline�察 �the dark
purple ragged dulse ��Rhodymenia���察�the Carrageen moss ��Chondrus���察�and
above all�察�th
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