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Identifier: cu31924031296126 (find matches)
Title: Scientific amusements
Year: 1890 (1890s)
Authors: Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899 Frith, Henry, 1840- Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Subjects: Scientific recreations
Publisher: London, New York (etc.) Ward, Lock & Co
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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own his prison, which was suspended from thebranch of a tree, and when one approached him veryclosely gave vent to his lively chirps. The menagerie was soon further augmented by ahitherto unthought-of object ; namely, a frogs ladder.It was made with much skill. A large bottle served forthe base of the structure. The ladder which was fixedin it was composed of the twigs of very small branches,recently cut from a tree, and undivested of their bark,which gave to the little edifice a more picturesque andrustic appearance. The pieces of wood, cleverly fixedinto two posts, conducted the green frogs (tree-frogs) onto a platform, whence they ascended the steps of a * It frequently happens that in a small aquarium, constructed afterthis fashion, the animals escape. This is avoided by covering the vasewith a net. 14 OPEN-AIR SCIENCE. genuine ladder. There they could disport themselves atpleasure, or climb up further to a branch of birch-treeplaced upright in the centre of the bottle. A net with
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Cage for j fine meshes prevented the little animals from escaping.We gave the tree-frogs flies for their food, and sometimesthey caught them with remarkable dexterity. I haveoften seen a frog when at liberty watching a fly, on which AN AQUARIUM. IS It pounces as a cat does on a bird. The observationsthat we made on the animals of our menagerie led us toundertake others of a very different nature; I recollect

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