The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1876-04-05
An Essay on Fish.

that they are usually found in schools.
The mackerel is not exactly a cod.
fish; but he comes so much nearer be-
ing goldfish than a fresh fish that he
is for the present classed with the
former.
Fish exist in sizes to suit the pur>
chaser, from minnows to whales-which
are not fish, strictly speaking. Neither
is the alligator fish, but if We attempt
to tell what are not fish this article
will exceed its intended limits.
The herring is not absolutely fish;
he is suggestion of departed fish.
But the strongest suggestion of de-
parted fish are smelt. The herring
susJains the same relation to the finny
tribe as the Egyptian mummy.to the
human race.
Fish are caught by measure and
sold by weight-that is, they are
caught by the gill and sold by the
pound. But they are sometimes
caught by weight-wait till you get a
bite.
Contentment is the best requisite to
the successful fisherman.
Surveyors are apt to be good fisher
men, because their lines and angles
are apt to be all right.
The Mermaid and fisherwomam may
also he mentioned in this connection.
The former is good illustration of
what is meant by the ideal, and the
latter as fifty represents the real.
Many land animals are produced in
sea. Thus we have the dOg-fsh, the
catfish, sea-lions and sea-horses, but
no sea-mules. None of the above
have hind legs, and any manner of
mule without hind legs would be a
CONSPICUOUS failure.
1t may not be out of place to men,
ton Jonah in this connection. He
was not fish, but was once included
among the inhabitants of the deep.
There has been considerable dispute as
to the name of the fish that swallowed
the gentleman above mentioned, some
persons arguing that the throat of a
whale is not large enough to swallow a
man. This objection seems to be in
consequential. Jonah might have
been made in a smaller mold than 9TH
er men. Moreover, it is certain that
he was cast over before being swal-
lowed-cast over the rail Of the
vessel.
There has been much speculation,
also, as to the cause of JOnah's expul-
sion from the whales interior; but the
theory most generally accepted is that
he soured on the whales stomach.
He was very fortunate in reaching
land, since he had no pilot. If he had
taken pilot with him into the stomach
of the whale he would doubtless have
selected Pauncheous PLATE as the
proper man.
Jonah was the first man who retired
from the Department of the Interior,
and Delano was the last one.
But we digress. Let us return to
fish
The Goldfish is the great source of all
salt. In this respect Lots wife is no
where; however, it would be well to
remember Lots wife"
The saline qualities of the Goldfish
permeate and percolate the vastly deep
and make the ocean as salt as himself.
Weighed in his own scales, he is found
wanting wanting considerable fresh
ening. He is by nature quite social,
his principal recreation being balls
fish-balls.
The goldfish was wOrshipped by the
Greek; but he is only half as well
treated by the inhabitants of Cape Cod,
he is simply shipped. Hence the diff
ference between the Greeks and the
inhabitants of Cape Cod. 80
Small fish are usually harmless, but
parents cannot be too careful about
permitting their children to play
where large fish abound, since it is an
established tact the big fish eat mp
the little ones.
The jelly-fish is, perhaps, the best
understood of all the finny tribe; be-
cause, being translucent, it is eIsy to
see through him.
The greater number of fish are eaten
on Friday, and the next greatest num-
Der on Saturday, because those that
are left over are warmed up for Sat-
urday's breakfast.
Argumentative persons are fond of
stating that it is grammatical to say
that the five lOaves and three fishes