Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-07-14
THE CULTURE OF FrsHEs.


The cultivation of fishes il attracting
much attention, and deseryedly, In not only
this, but in many European countries, as m
means ct increasing the amount of f0ed for
the mlillon at low figure. A few years
since nobody thought of breeding fishes,
and Bow nearly the whole world is talking
about 1t. The culture of fishes owes its orr
VE-s to Q humble but very intelligent man,
John Kenny. fseneh fisherman, an unedu-
Gated man, without any instructor, adviser
or patron, who succeeded by dint of pene-
tratlon and perseverance in conducting the
problem of raising fishes to an almost COM
plete solution NJ Milne Edwards. in a re-
port ON this science to the Academy of
science, declares that Remy, with his Co la
borer, Gehin, has the merit of having ''cre-
ated new industry in France Mr.. Geof-
frey st. Hilaire, the great naturalist, did not
hesitate to pronounce the humble fisherman
of the Fosges one of the "benefsctors of
his country. Yet this man, who.had crea-
ted new industry and became one of the
benefactors of France, died in condition
bordering ON destitution, leaving widow,
four daughters and two sons unproEided
for. But be it said to the credit of the
French, Immediately after his death sub
scription for their relief was opened, and
the wants of the family provided for.
Come time since attention was directed to-
this branch of science by a paper from the
United States Patent Office, wherein it sug-
gested that many new varieties Of fishes
might easily be introduced into the waters
Of this country, by means Of transferring the
spawn from one locality to another The
mullet of the Garonne, and also the sardine
might be valuable in the Potomac, or rivers
alike to it. The golden carp, now tolerably
abundant in the Hudson, was accidently in
troduced by the breaking away of dam.
After the opening Of communication be-
tween the Hudson and Lake Erie, eels and
other fishes, previously unknown to the wa
ters of the Lake, made their appearance
there, and at this time exist in abundance.
1t has been suggested, and the suggestion is
worthy Of thought and action, that officers
Of the navy employed in service upon for
elgn coasts, might receive instructions from
the department to collect varieties of foreign
fish.
Fishes are among the most bountiful pro-
visions of Providence for our support they
require no feeding, they multiply spontane-
ously, they are highly nutritious, and pos
sess variety of flavor. How deep debt
of gratitude do we owe for the nutritious
blue fish and bass, and the Yankee for the
institution of the cod fish They are not
only transmutable into bone and muscle, but
the occupation of catching them is alike
profitable, pleasant and healthy. We have
an especial regard for the maekerel, also,
and never see pink-sterned schooner on a
cruising ground without thrill CT respect.
And what would life be worth without oys-
ters and clans? And does not the mouth
water at the very mention of trout? No
one has ever drawn from its native element
one of these delicious fish, with "a line as
delicate as the finest hair from the tresses of
mountain sylph, can forget the enthusi-
asm with which he beheld the silver rain
falling from the spotted back of his glitter
ing victim, as he waved it from the uplifted
rod. Talk of the ambrosia of the Oiympi-
an deities-talk of ortolians and perigord
pies-why, they are poor and tasteless in
comparison to a trout fresh caught in sill
yer stream of the granite hillsl Let then
every exertion conducive to the cultivation
of fishes be made by all means. Wecannot
have too many varieties in our Astounding
waters.-N T. Times.