Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1878-06-13

when animals emstge from winter poor
in flesh, unhealthy, and unsuitable food for

when animals emetge from winter poor
in flesh, unhealthy, and unsuitable food for
| man.
The Catholic hierarchy, ever Ratchful
ovor the we'll being of the faithful, make
the season Of Lent one of fasting, and all
animal food is prohibited and isR substi.
tuted. Tho same diet is prescribed for
Fridays and perhaps other religious days.
| This observance dates back to tho remote
history of tho church. Before tho march
Of science and civilization (for they are
contemporary, and the latter dependent upon
and subservient to tho former, had iustallod
rapid transit, the service lin Catholic
oouutrios) for supplying fish to inland oities
was as rapid as that which carried the mail,
aud on large estates fish ponds were com.
mon for breeding aud rearing fish, not only
for tho inmates Of tho chateau, but tho
aborers as vol. The requirements of the
ohurch Wcro under tho surveillance of the
parish priest.
It is questionable whether any cultivated
portion Of the earth's surface can bo made
to yicld, on equal acreage, as much food as
water.
1t is known that tho brain contains
free, uncombined phosphorus, which is also
common to fish, and it has been remarked
that those who worked tho brain most gene.
rally manifested proolivity for fish diet or
brain food.
Much has been writton and practicod on
piscioulture, since tho discovery Of the arti.
| fioial incubation of fish eggs. Tho habits
| OF these prolific denizens of tho sea and
fresh water havo been closely investigated,
and the art is now become ono of national
and individual Importance. Malthus
wrote and predicted that tho oxuberance of
mans production would, at some future
day, surpass tho possible supply of food.
That author, in HIS calculation disregarded
the unknown power, the vast ocean, whero
nature is collecting and reserving the seed
Of vitality, which is dpily escaping from
cultivated lands. At all events, Malthus'
prediction Of tho destiny of the human race
is stayed, for q timo, through the aid of
science, which shows itself adequate TO tho
situation, in tho aid Of nature, in tho pro-
duotion of human food. Seth Grecn, of
New York, is ono of tho pioneers in that
branch of prdotioal soience, aud Justly ho-
norcd for his ominent services in tho art Of
increasing and cheaponing the production
of human food
It was our pleasure and satisfaction TO
see within the last month our distinguished
friend, Professor Baird, tho eminent natu-
ralist, now United States Commissioner OF
Fish and Fisheries. We learned from him
that ho had introduced new and moro
certain practice in tho art of artificial incu-
baton of fish. Instead of using the ordi-
nary water of running streams, which
| always contains moro or lcss sedimentary
matter, which collected upon the eggs and
destroyed their vitality, ho now substitutes
pure or filtered water. Tho eggs or spawn
arc placed in suitable constructions, which
ore immersed in pure water, depending
upon steam power 70 give agitation and
a,eration, shus vivifying and saving from
destruction larger proportion Of the oggs
| than by the older mothod, which was q
vast Improvement upon nature.
Professor Baird has brought the Cali
fornia salmon, and is Introducing them into
our rivers which empty into tho Atlantic,
That fish, Professor B. informs US, is indie.
pendent Of tho temperature of the water,
whereas the salmon which comes from the
rivers of Maine will not live in Southern
rivers. We saw fine specimen Of salmon
taken from tho Delowaro River. The fish
was preserved in alcohol, and eggs also
to show that it was producing. Tie. Ind
also chad taken from tho Ohio, where
previous to artificial production and plant
ing, no shad wore known. The carp, from
the Danube, superior edible fish, is now
being procrcated, and is, or soon will bo,
distributed to our different rivers suitable
for its permanent existence; always provided
that laws be instituted aud enforced to pro-
vent private cupidity from oxtinguishing
tho run and breed.
Tho Savannah is claimed by tho State of
Georgia to low water mark nearly on the
tho jurisdiction of tho United States, and
cannot bo turned or obstruoted in the course
Of its waters, and is q natural highway
for fish. Distractions arc placed in tho
river, ct different points, by gill nets, which
stop the run of fish, which, by Providence,
belong to tho Seneca and other tributaries
of tho Savannah, which tributaries run
through and belong to tho State of South
Carolina, and would appear that all OBJ.
struotions preventing fish ascending are
contrary to natural law and should be
abatod as abuses and nuisanoes. T. &C
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| TIE PRESIDENTS TITLE.--Govornor
Hampton, in reply to an invitation to adj.
dress tho people Of Cincinnati in opposition
to any attack on tho Presidents titlo, wroto
as follows:
"Though I cannot aattor myself that any
address from myself could exert thore such
an influence as yof imagine, should most
cheerfully respond in person to your invita-.
tion, with the hope Of aiding to preserve