New-York daily tribune., 1859-07-07

/ breakfast, who voslJ be safei Not the Rev. n
Be.chsy certainly vbo is fst and in fse cosdis,,
and .bo voulsst therefore have seg leh 10 aal
on after tho second morning, end Who vosld prsls
bly, on sccount Of bis superior favor, be carvs&>n
entirely into TO sdy meat in less thsn week.
L.b,,ers suffer from DO knosn diseases, and ~
good at spawning time, so that they are never cut 4
se..op-wb.n you can get them. Geate reader ~,
need have DO bygepic scruples on tbpbject Of lob.
.,.r; be cure bes frssb, then go ~. The ely
care is to Rave bia cooked enough; Shaf-eoiel hA.
.ter is dangerous. thing cook long, or taste not.
Mapy Of the csbiy besaties are lost sfter they a.
fsrly caught, from contact with fresh water, and iron
no. veaber. The sn acks in which they are broass.
fom the fishing grounds to this city are constroc.si
ike the pounds before spoken Of that is that part
the y,s..l in which the sh stored Is open 70 a.
nit the water when then the lobstsrs that have been
accustomed for lifetime 10 unsdulterated orne,
are brought into the waters of the New-fork Bay,
which is sadly deteriorsted for lcbster-preeervins
purposes by the constant tide % fresh water thai
poured th.reinto by the mighty Hudson, many II
them die. liza smsck load is not sold immediately -
ts arrival here, the mortality from this cause ne
times reaches q formidable percentage. Prom be-
cenber 10 March but few Holsters can Do had,
aad then command higher prices, ~ taey Al run 70
deep wstcr at tha: season tor reasons oest Anosn
70 themselves. They are also frequently driven
90 .ho,e TO the calmer deeps Of mid-ocean by roaga
weather, as they have serious objections ~ beng
shoken before taken. variety cftSis 6sh now found
in the Norh River, having been educated from early
youth 10 endure With tqusoimty the admisfure %
fresh water with their native element, don't mind Il
There are but few Of these however, as tho constant
up-ki,kr: of the waters BY the steamboats " m evl
that not many Of them can be patient under. Tine
Vas before Robert Futon and the rest disturbed the
tide with their inventions that the lobster hsheryin
the North River wss sn immense business, the fsLy
game being so plentiful that single man could take
sometime. $40 weight day, and these we're consia-
d.red the best in the market but fog the past few
years this fishery has been entirely abandoned.
As soon as they caught the claws of each one
fastened with pine plug, cedar and some other wood
being poisonous TO the lobster, to keep them from
lndulgirg in their amisbe propensity for fighting and
deyouring each other. When lobster loses limb,
it puts bim 10 only temporary Inconvenience, ss it
speedily grows sg.ip, and they are frequently setu
with one huge for nidsbe claw, and the other mere
tiny sprout. No crustacean missionary having ever
taught them that those little hands never made
to tear each other eyes, no sooner DO tho little hands
get big enough for battle than at it they go again.
They breed in June and July but remain fat dur
ing this process The eggs after being expelled IRON
the body Of the female to the number of many thou
sands to each Individual. remain in q compact mas
on the under part Of her body until they hatch. As
soon az the infant lobster s fairly ont of the shell he
makes of 10 shift for himself and the relation of pa
rent and child cessesthe only the child has for
the parent after that being to keep out of that pa
rents way for fear OF consequences, as the said pa
rents bave an sfectonate way Of lunching ON their
tender offspring.
They shed their entire shells once every yeT-
After the animal leaves his shell he instanta-
peously increases in size about one-third, ~ thatE
seems wonder how the shell could have contained
it 20 long, the empty shell instantly resumes its form
and looks as though it might still be living animal.
They fatten remarkably fact when they find pisnty OF
suitable food. They sometimes fed while In tho
pounds, though they seem to thrive ss well without
for the few days they remain therein before they are
sold. These pounds "cars' to which they ae
sometimes transferred from the fishing smscks to wait
for market are the resort of myrisds of cells, which
come there to steal the eggs from the female obsters
The eels meet their due reward for this sant act
by falling victims to the boys who catch hundreds OF
them skin them alive till they get used 10 it, and sell
them to the fsh-dehlers.
Fulton Market IL the great headquarters Of tho
trade; from thence thou,cnds Of Holsters shipped
every day all over the country. Many Of them arc
cooked before being sent away and this 10 the bsst
place 10 procure fre.h-cooked Holsters with Q
tainty of their being wholesome. The principal deal
ers are very busy this time in putting up orders for
Fourth Of July celebrations in the country. Any one
Of the eight or nine Wholesale dealers in Fulton MAJ
ket sells from 5000 to 5000 per day during the present
no 1ohstera three five cent?
each on the fishing -ground-the of transportation
thence to New-York is perhaps half as much more;
they sold here to retail customers at cents per
pound, and at Wholesale at about g per hundred
weight They are economical food to purchase, about
ve-seyenths in weight Of the entire fish being solid
meat and fat The whole lobster is good to eat, save
the craw or crop which lies exactly between the eyes,
The lady" Of the lobster is the bone or bones that
form the crsw. There is spopular belief that this
part of the fish is poisonous; this is mistake; the
craw of lobster is no poisonous than the craw
Of chicken neither would be delicate food, but then
neither would send the pataker thereof TO an untme-
ly grave.
Select your lobster with care-a fat one, wide awake
and vicious pay for him; put him into pot OF water
that furiously boiling cook him for at least half al
hour until he blasbes bright scarlet with the delicate
attention; cco him thoroughly; shuck him, and de-
your him with such condiments and sccompanimentS
as please you but don't eat him for at least two hour
before you 60 20 bed, for lobster has friend whs
sometimes terribly avenges his sepulture, and The
name of that friend is Nightmare.
| MrxIco-Diapatches received at the State Depart
ment from Mr.. McLsne, express great Indignation al
| the seizure If the conducte OF specie by kobies-