Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-09-20
RICHMOND WHIG.
STATE AND err NEWN.

FINE sEorsrksT-The oyster season Is dra-inr nigh
and may be said TO have already commenced although
e yet TOO warm for the generality Of peo
PIE 70 partake OF the luscious bivsves Ia few more
weeks ho~ever, Jack Frost will make his .ppe,,.,r.
and then the shell cracking will commence in ..rprst
u 'ne uu. ep'eure smaeks bis Hp-, and pvardy de-
gnt- at the bare mention of oystefs There in
ia the very bsme which 10 sppetrine and SUGGESTIVE Of
palatiz gusto But need not expati,. uno5 th. .nh
ee Tor .e have at hand copy Of the Ne- Orleans Plea
sune OF 'h i"t which devotes three column. Of small
i,Pc TO dissertation upon these favofite Istaee W..
propose 10 make lev extracts introducing dialogue or
t-o irom 'Noct-r Aaibru-iat A."
Until we have cold cannot have full GROWN IA. o,s
eis Hih ss TIE warmth oi spring enghens their
eeience declines. IL H. iact however We are assured
~ goa an,hoa.y that this not the in other parts
o the world; but that at Rio Janero for instance
~hch has warmer climate than Ne Orleans .hev ar
70 De had IN good condition. eaten ali the wear
round but Il is to be observed the variety of the
in.i there Is different frOm any OF os The s,ne !. ga
70 be the case, too, at ConstantuopI.
Inc varieties OF oysters exceedingly
SO man naiessts have yet described them--and OF
coarse sc sai not be expected give an approach
10 an account OF thefn but the curious will sre,v h
CORY to be reminded Of the remaf kable kinds Re-
earring the .Noctes v. find the flo-; III ., -,
point :
Horth-Do you ike these oysters,
Odoherfy-Exceilent, indeed. own however am
enough To prefer the lrsh The Carlngford oy
Iiekter TO North (as;de "A maxim, hemi
odohsrty-Are small but of peculiar fine favor The
Bland oysters Of Kerry, called family OF that
name, not from any bsndness their taste are good
ihose OF Cork harbor gigantc-as big as your COM
mon desert plates, and very agreeable.
HaAioR--W hich do YOU preiers
OdoheTfy-A difficult question the large oyster 4, ike
your large beauty, melting luxurious and soul soothing
The small like your small beauties piauant sayory .onl
a"akening Good oysters should like a copper half
penny. ~rfN ~
The Pcsyune goes away back to the ages Of ,p,ou,,
70 snow that the ancient Romans apprecised the edbra
undo ostrea but We have to cite its obserya.
lions, aud will remark that the quotations from ,b.
classics show quite clearly that Romans valued
IN the native garune Mr. Tckler has IT, a. much as eth
T the Shephefd Christopher aud they did 40 let IN.
following excerpt from the "Noctes- show
Shepherd-Eisters dnna interrupt talkin' There's I.
beauty Mr. North-obeedge me by alowin' me to let il
down your thruat. Haud back your head ~ee-onsn se
goes, without ever chae; ddna We heart
play plowp in the stomachs"
We have to skip several piquant passages of tn.
flcay article in order that NAV make room for
The more practical matter-of extract which follows,
During the summer mouths the oysermen are engaged
IN preparing for the winters fishing and supply The
feature In this operation is the selection of
W oeds IN such situation sufficient depth
-as an average OF loot of water over them with
out much uo~ danger its exceeding any time four
or hve feet These beds generally covered with n
layer OF shells offrom to foot aud hall deen a..
otherwise the oyster would spoil in the mud The oyster.
rom which the next produce is procured are then
planted with the hinge Of the shell downwars lust deem
enough to keep them standing firm and about spans
length apart In doing this regard paid TO the re
i've number OF positions of the sexes On these beds
they e Tor the greater part the time with their shss
gaping their natural position of rest II foot b nnt On
the bed or other intrusion them made those
at once close With Kissing noise squirting out the water
as they DO so and the example is followed in
al directions In short time their spat" as the earliest
orm of the next breeds called, is floating among
ein and settling either the shells of planted ami
mails or on any other object and gradually developing in
punches OF oysters. which become fit for eating in six
. e's months the beds being then thcky covered with
shem The Ettck Shepherds apostroph What desperate
"reSHS beasts ester mAun be- is strictly appropriate
Generally, the breeders form small parties of four or
no IN the busy part OF the may fish from two to
'hree hundred barrels per week.