New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-05
FISH AND FISHING. No. I.

IN ordinary acceptotion and appreciation, Fish and
Fishing are a subject about which little or nothing can
be said that 10 interesting, amusing or instructive
yet the Worlds History, 10 good degree, has been
fashioned and especially has this New World OF ours,
been revoluiionzed and nodded thereby.
Fish and Fishing have occupied the eager and ear
nest consideration of individuals and nations if not
from the beginning" surely from period so re-
ote that human records and the traditions of men
run not to the contrary. The immediate Descendants
of our first parents, would seem, led pastoral and
agricultural life, but we have Scrptural evidence
that the "patriarchs of old " were familiar with
Fisbng That passage in the Old Testament, wherein
the power of Ompipotence is magnihei by reference
TO sea. monster hes obvious fishing signdc ance;
"Canst thou draw out levathan with hook, or his
tongue with cord which thou iettest down is
An in,euocatory, pointless and meaningless, without
giving it fishing Interpretation and application.
That a majority, at least, of the Aporiles were
fsbt rmen we have positive proof in St. Johns Cos
pei where it is recorded that seven Of them were at
the Sea Of Tiberius and Simon Peter said unto them
20 fishing; and they say unto him, wo also go
with thee.
F,h and fishing were intimately associated with
the habits and customs of the Egyptians, Greeks aud
Romans; and commerce-the winged messenger OF
fruit Of fishing.
Plutrarch tells us, that while Mark Anthony wa,
wooipe the voluptuous Cleopatra, she gave him
fishing party and thus describes the trick she played
upon him.
T.S es Their f. G:hi5s an, 9b, her S Si''
With ieryepcy pulled Up. &
And then the fishing party did laugh at Anthony,
and the wrsome Cleopatra 10 his anger s'othe, thus
addressed him: Go, Anthony, leave fishing to a.
petty Prnces-your game is cities, Kingdoms ana
provinces.
The Phanicisns called q fish Sdon, and that most
ancient Of maritime cities-Sidon-derive Its name
and importance from the abundance OF fishes in the
xs,ers around ii; AMI Tyre, which in Scripture il
called the daughter of Sidop, and which was the
srea commercial mart q the ancient world, derived
Il, principal source of wealth from her fisheries. Ihe
{ Txrean dye" extracted from her shell fish, wn
mara valued than gold, and the garments eocred
with this precious dye were only worn by those OF
nrer;al disnity. and were conferred as the highest
hone, unon emp .rors copsus and warriors. The fu-
olive, from the expressions Of Attla fed to the Isles
81 the Asriatis and became fishermen; and follow
inc mi, EMPLOYMENT exclusively Venice became
renowned for her wealth, commerce, and nsvai
,t,ensth. Genoa became rich and powerful by hsh'
ing: and Amsterdam, from village OF herring
eatchers. cabins and curing rose BY the lame
Of her picked herring, and the immense coniump'
ton thereof to unex.nrled afluence and grandeur
ard the savings were curren. and true, that Ams'ei'
dam i. fosnded on herring bones, and Dutchnsn
bodies are built Of picked herripgs
The Romans were eItravsganiy fond OF nan ana
fishing. and expended yas sums in the constructor
of their fsh-ponds. Al some of their ieass' We are
told thousand of the choicest fishes were set upot
the tables, and at the supper given to Vselius o!
hi. brother. more than two two thousand were pre-
vided for the guests Il was customary, al one ans
to carry the dolphin alive to their eating rooms N,
thew nigh. elut their eyes with the changes oil il
color. when dying. They became the most 'ensa.
and luxurious people who have ever lived ana 'ne.
commanding habits may be inferred from 'ne re
corded fact that julius Caesar took an eme1'e oe'e'
.uppipg with Cicero, thathe might make more eno'
nous meal. Their immense fshponds and reservoir
IL il said. cold for from ten to one hundred thous y
dollars. The artificial lake at Agrigentun' was ne' .
mile in circumference and thirty feet deep dug o.
a ,olid rock by the Csrthsgenisn csptiVes anc
wh;ch water was conveyed from the hils-nsaes !.
Tho nublic feasts were KEEP, therein. Morris -"
lived three thousand yea, ago, bull; hsh-Po'-'
niles long and fouy kandEsa fsss deep saa :