. St. Nicholas [serial] . ites; but who could eat a twenty-pound animal at three bites!downy growth on goldfish. Boston, St. Nicholas : I have a bowl of goldfish, andone of them has a downy growth on it. Will you pleasewrite me the meaning of it ? Hoping to hearfrom you soon, I am your loving friend, Susan J. Appleton. This growth is the plant known asSaprolegnia. This is commonly called fungus, and attacks fishes when theskin becomes injured or sore, frequentlykilling them. If it has not been grow-ing too long, or is not too wide-spread,it may be destroyed by salt water. Re-move the
. St. Nicholas [serial] . ites; but who could eat a twenty-pound animal at three bites!downy growth on goldfish. Boston, St. Nicholas : I have a bowl of goldfish, andone of them has a downy growth on it. Will you pleasewrite me the meaning of it ? Hoping to hearfrom you soon, I am your loving friend, Susan J. Appleton. This growth is the plant known asSaprolegnia. This is commonly called fungus, and attacks fishes when theskin becomes injured or sore, frequentlykilling them. If it has not been grow-ing too long, or is not too wide-spread,it may be destroyed by salt water. Re-move the fish to a separate vessel con-taining water with about a tablespoon-ful of common salt per quart. Watchthe fish, and when it begins to turn uponits side remove it to fresh water. Donot put it back in the bowl with theother fish until cured, as it is apt totransfer the fungus to them. H. M. Smith. Bureau of Fisheries, Washington, D. C. Formalin is sometimes applied by an the best way for you or others with. THE TREE-SWALLOW THAT NESTED IN A PUMP. staying. The wren goes in from the top and comes out under the handle. There are six lovely brown eggs. Another queer place for a wrens nest is in a canvas igo5.] NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS. 751 clothes-pin apron with pockets. A house-wren has builtin a friends back yard, in a discarded apron. We put out some red yarn for an oriole who wasbuilding a nest, and she took it and wove it into hernest, making it a flaming red. Your interested reader, Prudence Ross. Dallas Lore Sharp tells of a tree-swallowthat also nested in an old pump. I haveheard of a wren that built a nest in a brokentea-kettle on a rubbish-heap. limping down the slope as though she were hurt, thusseeking to deceive the little girl and save her that not very queer ? Catherine E. Campbell. The pheasant {PJiasiamts torquatus) to whichyou refer is known as the Mongolian, Chinese,or Denny pheasant, because it was introducedin your vicinity fr
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