Weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1858-1865, 1865-03-22
lfron the Charleston Courier
FISH AND FISHING

FISH AND FISHING
LUG esehs VI tne war may bring into ,a
importance many Of the hints and supaes.; admitted
have been offered in these columns fos that
improving ana charging the resources of thtenans
lssa.lat ioi ene military and private demands on
without awaiting or even EXPECTING s'a.
suit, we prefer to hope and labor for Suea are.
ProVement and application Of our own ret p,uper m
long and shamefully neglected. neglect "s too
now visited on us in increased evils Of thu winch
ana IN the obstinate iEcredulity of onr war and
cannot oelieve that we are in earnest AZ ,ou' Who
show such want of elfreliance and e,on ns as We
suffer for the want of things which with as to
OF Yankee enterprise would be supplied '"e tenth
we believe that our waters, salt and fres,
prominent case Of this neglect and pood sd s1ord
Improvement and reform in our practice au o'S Tor
nave. accordingly on several occasions urged ,..'
aon 10 the matter OF fishes and fish catchnr s aaea
acceptable at all times for health and supplies
destined perhaps under contingencies 70 ~ and
specially valuable IN the temporary Or local ahsae
OF other supplies ''~ai absence
We believe that our supplies Of 6sbes -,
ding all offerings from the water used or fn "tIu
could and should be largely increased h~ th tood-
pcation Of energy and enlightened skill ' to ap
catching Of fishes in season by all possible " sne
that have been experimeatally approved anS TI h
the trial of new modes and plans Of nets trsnS W
similar devices that could be really supge,tsa 1al
citizens combining little knowledge of fishes u;,y
mechanical or constructive skill. WIN
We believe further, that some Of the 6sbes a.,
sea tenants now only found in market spar;n u1u
and as luxury or rarity, could be furnished ~
large Quantities on proper efforts, and could h.
probably preserved in some way to be used ont of
season, or for transportation other unarts. Sou
eral experiments on Government account have hoo,
vaguely reported in this line, and we respectnnu
request full reports of facts and results, So far ~
can be given, without detriment to the public in.
terest, but with manifest benefit in stimulating and
encouraging private enterprise
We believe that all enclosed waters, or portiono
of water which could be controlled or guarded nv
private professors or projectors afford fine fields for
enterprise and profit and advantage in fish breed.
ing which. has become in parts of Europe an es.
tabshed occupation to the profit of many under.
takers and the benefit of the country.
We believe, as the general result of oar readings
and observations on the subject, that small pool
or parcel of good living, after being we'll stocked
with the suitable species of fishes, and requiring
for this very little trouble and expense and sfiar
wards scarcely any, would yield 10 good manager.
whether for his own table and household, or for
market, more than the best worked farm or land
can yield, in the proportion at least of one acre tn
four or five. The fecundity of fishes of manv
kinds and the facility with which they find subsis.
tence even in most crowded waters, and apparently
without resort to anything not afforded In the
water, are admonitory indications of the benign
bounty of Providence in giving to all portions Of
the world, well watered guaranty against famine.
In older countries, even WITH all the improve.
ments Of competition and cheap labor, the popus.
ton would long ago have far surpassed the means
of subsistence furnished directly from the land and
ota
thusean plan of infanticde must have been adopted
but for the resources of the waters.
In other countries and where the use OF fish has
not been so urgently pressed by necessity but has
! grown up for convenience and commerce, that use
in part for constant list of diet has been found ex
tremely wholesome. In Great Britain, as appears
from official reports and inquiries partially quoted
in the United States Patent Office Report for 1852
and worthy Of further reference the families of fish,
eru,en and residents in fishing villages and Others
known to use fish constantly, if no: exclusvely,
show marked average in health above other class.
es, and especially in freedom from diseases prevs.
lent in other classes who use meat exclusively
| SECOND ULYssEs.-An old man Of very acute
physiOgnOmy, answering to the name of Jacob
Wilmot, was brought before the police court
His clcthes!ooked as ifthey might have been bought
second handed in his youthful prime, for they had
suffered more from the rubs Of the world than the
proprietor himself.
| What business p
| "None-T am traveller"
"A vagabond, perhaps9"
=" You are not far from wrong. Travellers and
| vagabonds are about the same thing The differ
ence is that the latter are without money, the for
mer without braiHs."
"Where have you travelled7'
"Ai over the Continent"
For what purpose 7"
"Obscrvation."
"What did you Observer
"a little to commend, and much to censure, and
very much to laugh at"
"Humphl what do you commends"
"a handsome woman who will stay at home; ar
eloquent preacher that will preach short sermons
good writer that will not write too much and foo
that has sense enough to hold his tongue"
| "What do you cenSure 2
"a man that marries girl for fine clothing;
youth who studies Law or medicine while he ha
the use Of his bands; and the people who elect
drunkard to Office"
"What do you laug ii atT
! 81 laugh at a man who expects his position,
command that respect which his personal qualide
and qualifications do not merit"
He was dismissed.
A COOP OsE-Belonging to the 9th Alabama 1t
! lautT5 was OutSuthoh III PiS''y "H"1
of Jacob Schwartz. He was particularly fond {
"hen fruit" and never failed to lay in suppl
when opportunity offered. On one occasion he ha
secreted dozen beneath the floor Of his tent. Earl
in the morning he fastened to his treasure, and Il
f stead of eggs, found pole cat snugly ensconce
What next happened we will give you in Schwartz
own words:
'"Yon tam plack, vite stribed. spotted puppy, do
come get under my tent, eat all my eggs and III
golly when dries to drive him away he fling aroui
! | nit me-phewi Stink more like ter deVil-iort
! men could schmen more in minute"
D A New WRINKLE IN TIE FASHIONS Sine ate
wrinkle, says the Montgomery Appeal Is the In y,
duct:on Of square buttons. With these the laa y
most plentifully trim their dresses. They (not
ladies, but the bu.tons,) are Of all sizes, up 70
inch square. The Aaut ton is the big button ao .,
: the size Of square ON checker board. A I'LL
while ago and the rage for spherical buttons !.
three quarters of inch in diameter, GIT OF -
vered, and With which they trimmed their ~" w..
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