Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-07-24
From The Golden Rulo, June 20, 1873.
Fish for Summer Eating.

Inc tremendous sarcasm or Mark
Twain, In his reply TO correspondent
who asked II II were true that fish Is the
best brain food Ito the effect that this Is
scientific fact, and advising him TO be.
gin at once on whale: "not ono Of the
biggest kind, but just fair medium sized
whale" has become familiar to all. A
veteran classical professor whose opinion
on this point we once asked, snorted con-
temptuously at 1t. "Thcre Is phosphorus
III the brain, and also In the fish," said
be, "ergo fish as food must make brain.
Very good. The grass, at certain times,
Is rich In phosphorus. The cows eat
much grass. Therefore they must be
very brainy. 1t Is strange that some OK
has not been appointed to quasi scien-
tihc Professorship"
But whatever may be the direct infu-
ence on the brain, Of fish as food, there
can be no doubt of Its excellent effect on
the trained palate, and on the discri min
ating stomach. Nice fish, properly cooked,
always relishes. 1t Is easily digested. 1t
is very nutritious and quite harmless.
This meets about all the requirements Of
good food. Anything that makes good
blood and healthy tissue, and that Is
readily assimilated to meet the wastes
and the wants Of the different parts Of the
system, will give the brain Its full share.
Any one who has taken speckled trout
from the spit within an hour from the
time when 1t came flashing from the wa
ter,-or who has eaten sea fish on board
the boat on the same day they were
caught-knows how difficult, nay impos-
sible, it is to get perfectly fresh fish in
any distant market. Even cod, and the
commonest fish, suffer loss In this way,
though the free use now made Of ice and
refrigerators keeps them sweet and mod
erately firm for several days. 1t is an
excellent thing to "know your fish.man"
when you buy at this time of year; for
unless you haye good grounds for faith in
him you must yourself look at the fish's
eye for signs Of cage" and feel if the
flesh is firm and not fibreless, or you may
haye poor mess. In supplying your ia.
Bile provide variety from one week to
another, so as not to weary Of fish diet.
And this brings up the matter Of salt
and canned fish. We confess to finding
little satisfaction IN the canned salmon,
that Is sold for its FRESHNESS" The most
that can be said Of it is that it is good
when one can't get either fresh-caught or
well-pickled fish. The different kinds Of
boned fish are very convenient and nice
if cooked without too much regard to
ECONOMY" We confess to q partially
for really good salt tish,-judged on its
own merits, experimentally, regardless of
the brand. Freshened from twelve to
twenty.four hours, as required, nicely
broiled, and served hot, we do not know
Of any more appetizing dish for breakfast
or supper. But there are "fish and fish;"
and the most delicate, tender and fine
favored salt fish we know Of are the Lab
rador Salmon Trout. By this we do not
mean young salmon, nor lake trout,
nor fanny other of the tnny tribe
that are sometimes sold under this
name; but the silvery-sided, bright-spot-
ed, pink-feshed gamey trout of our north
ern sea waters, the handsomest OF all
salt water-flsh. They are tlt for an cpl
cusre, and have been, in favorable sea-
sons, sold at prices which put them with
In the reach Of all.
When one can get trout he doesn't need
to 60 any farther for fish for the spit or
the oven; and in their labors to protect,
introduce and propagate fish for the PEG :
pie, we hope the Commissioners will not
forget this prince Of American fish.
Henry Mayo & Co., Wholesale Fish
Dealers, "a Commerce Street, Boston,
Mass, have these fish in stock, and are
prepared to supply the trade in any guam
tity.