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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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