ARTIFICIAL

or his hatching of i by artificial means, ith been practised by the Egyptians ws thousands of yours, and a rude method mm. | been in use in China from time immeme ed,/ Among European nations, France | the lead on tho invention of Bonnem roapparatus (1777). It has made ‘ ind | progre in our own country since in-| when Mr. ©. Hearson brought out of | apparatus, by the use of which a n ely ‘larger percentage of eggs are succe ! een hatched than when placed under t is This method is largely adopted by g¢: tnt keepers for rearing pheasants. on| [s. 179]