Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1876-03-18
AN ESSAY On r1sn.


AN ESSAY ON FISH.
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Fish may be divided into, classes --codash
and ffesh hsh, The prophecy of dlyidink
them into classes win be at 6aeee sbDeIel{
when we reflect that thsy are usaalIys isuad
The mackerel Is NOT exactly coddss: but
he comess 90 much, nearer being coflash
than fresh fish that he is for the present
chased with the former. H;9 tsssfzs7 sI98
Fish exist In sizes to suit.thc purchaser,
from winnows to whales-which are not flsl.
strictly speaking. Neither isthg ailieatorsa .
fish, but Il We attempt 70 tell what laf6 not
ish, this article win Tar exceed its intended
limits asn aat 9xE 60 ~ sSsssas 81 q s-''ss
The herring Is not exactly q fish; IL il q
suggestion of departed fish. But the strong
est stsuggestions of departed fish are smcft.
The herring sustains the same rslsfion to
the inny tribe as the Egyptian mummy ~
Fish arc caught by measure and sold by
weight--that is, they are caught by the gill
and sold by the pound. But they are some.
times caught by weight still you gee site.is
Contentment is the chief respite to the suct
cessful fisherman sS8 - 2
Surveyors are apt to be good Fishermen be.
cause their lines and angles are apt TO be all
right. 9-'e ~ '',''
/ The mermaid and ashlwoman may alec be
mentioned Ia this connection. The fsrmer
Is good illustration of what Is meant by
the ideal. and the filter represents the real
Many land animals are reproduced in the
sea. Thus we have the doglfsh, the catfish
sea lions and sea horses, but no ssea-mulcss
None OF the above have hind legs, and any
manner Of mule without hind legs would be
q conspicuous failure. u .ia4gl fIe fs3
Il may not be out of place TO mention Jon.
ah In bis connection. He was not fish,
but was once included aneHg the einhabitants
Of the deep, There has been considerable
dispute Is to the namo of the fish that swaI-
lowed fhe gentleman above mentioned, some
arguing that the throat OF the whale is not
large enough to swallow q man. This OBJ
lection seems 10 be inconsequential 10 .3.g9s
Jonah might have been madein q smaller
mould than other men. Moreover il is
certain that he was cast over before being
swallowed--cast over the rail of the vessel. =
There has been much speculation, also, as
to the cause Of Jonah's expulsion ffom The
whales interior, at the theory most gener.
ally accepted Is that he soured on the whales
stomach isinfsg (; 3iai f4f sa 3sf
He was very fortunate about reaching land,
since he had no pilot II he had taken o
pilot with him TO the stomach Of the whale
he would doubtlessly have selected, Pann-
cheous Pilot as the proper man. Jonah was
the first man who retired from the Depart
ment OF the Interior, and Delano was the
last ono. II 'i-s-. y
But We digress. i Let us turn to- our flsh.
The codfsh y the great source Of al salt
In this respect Lots wife was nowhere: how
ever. IL would be well to " remember Lots
wife .t. 49, sss.ass !
| The saline qualities of the Goldfish permeate
and percolate the vastly deep. Weighed In
his own scales and found wanting wanting
considerable freshenipg. He Is by nature
quite sociable, his principal recreation being
balls-fish balls. fas lflH.. SIS
The Goldfish was worshiped by the Greeks:
but he Is only half az well treated by. the In
hsbitants Of Cape Cod, he is simply shipped.
Hence the difference between the Greeks and
the Inhabitants of Cape Cod. sssfls5
can't be too careful about permitting their
children TO play where large fish abound as
IL 10 an established fact that the big flsh fire.
qucntly eat up the little ones.
/ The Jelly Ash is, perhaps. the best under
stood Of all the hnny tribe, hccause.l being
translucent ii is easy TO zee through him. :.
4 The greatest number Of fish Is eaten on
Friday and the next greatest on Saturday.
because those that are left over are warmed
mp for Saturdays breakfast. sstss ssss
,Arguuenfative persons are fond Of stating Il
e grammatical 70 say that the 1--WE loayes and
were always eight. They should be trestcd
with silent contempt
Fish are supplied with Dir bladders, 50 that
they can rise from the depths of the sea by
simply filing the air bladders with air II
any one d disposed I'D. ask where they ret
the air for such imitation, let him under-
stand In advance that this article Is mot In
tended for the solution ofpeity consandrunis.