The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-05-30
! EIsIl CULTURE.
An ratsrssting Arasio from . pistisguisi.-
ed scientist.
From the C0lsmIia Register.

A . " - - E20A9tt7
! ed Scientist.
| "a 49,. " ts2 SgSs.
Homfhe C6lapsCia Register.
"Flsh are SO prolific" says the distjn.
| guished naturalist Button, "thas if the
product of pair of herring could bs
protected. in twenty years they wOufs
I'LL space as lsrge as the earth.n
! Logan, in bis history Of the upper part
| of Sohth Carolina, describes the streams
as SO crowded With herring, that tbs
water ,was scarce visible. Naturalists saw
that 10 heffihgs were ever found In our
streams, and that the word sbad should
be substituted fos that of herring. Some
forty, 1f less lyears ago, lit was customary
for wagons to come from distance Of
forty or more miles 10 tho Seneca and
other tributaries of the Savannah 20 lay
IA shad for provision for the year. We
have knowledge Of the abundance of that
I fish within the period mentioned. Row,
for years, IL is seldom that shad ia seen
on our tablea, It has become SO gEeat u
rarity, that If they are procured at ali,
they must be purchased at railroad de.
pots, brought from below OF, leo. We
are informed that the catch iu-t Seneca
thiq season has been NIL.
'GseettbJ ticA t4cSGuN .IiHcI6 1IGDl
seas and seek spawning grounds in the
Eupper tribntaries,' where the water is
cool, rapid aud well aerated. They0ung
fish 1.-THE s.a9d requires thEecl days TO
emerge from the egg) soop acquire vigor
enough to descend to the sea, where
they disappear, return the ensuing sea-
49,, :::::sts s:.!sely e. she idantieaf amt
EhSEe borp, aud again go through the
process Of TeplenishinR tha waters. If
the streams are obstractSd by dams,
wires,. or other impedinents, such as
saw dust fFcm saw milla, which are
poEnmQp on oqe stresms, tho dust enters
the gills and kills the fish. Chemicals
| Ia solution, such as shlphAse Of iron and
sniphstS of copper, afisihg ffori the de-
composition Cf euprffern1g pyrites, ron
DEE tho Tatersa as barren of life as the
Dead Sen. s.3 -, - &
Fish are 10 vigorous health in che
spring, when aninials erneEge Sfoin win.
ter poor 10 flesh, unhealthy end insult
able food for eian.s
The Catholic hierarchy, ever watchft,l
oyer tbs wall bsiaS os the fsithst=,, inaka
I the season OF Lent one OF fasting, and
oil animal food Is prohibited and fish
sen5tituted, The naHss diet Is pToserihed
TOR Fridays and perhaps other religious
days. Tubs Observance dates back 10 tie
remota history OF tile church. Before
| the maYch of acieuce aud civilization
(for they are cotemporary, and the latter
dependant upon and spE1er.ient to the
former had insts.sed rapid transit, the
service lin Catholic countfies) for sub.
plying fish to inland cities was as 7apid
as that which carried the mail, and ON
large estates ish ponds were common for
breeding aud rearing fish, not only for
the inmates of the chc.ean, but the Ia.
bofefs % awells The requirements uf the
church were under the surveillance of
the parish priest.
| Itjs questionable whether any cnlti-
waited portion of the earth's surface can
be made TO yield, on equal acreage, as
much food % water.
1t is known chat tho brain contains
free, ancombined phosphorus, which is
also common to fish, and it has beet, re-
marked that those who worked the brain
[ niost generally. manifsssttsd q procliyity
for fish diet orbrain foEsl.
Much has been written and practiced
artificial incnbatien Of fiah ems The
habits OF these prolific denizens Of the
aea and fresh water have been closely
investigated, and the srt Is nov become
ance. Malthus wrote esd nredictsi' that
the axubeYancs, of Tsants py,lfinction
would, ct some, future, su?pas5 the posi-
BILE supply of food. That au's s,rr In his
calculation disreaasied one. .,nknown
power, tho vast ocean. where ngtnTe 'is
collectiEg and Tsssrying ( t;:e aasd If
vitality. Waici, ;s fiaiIv escsn;n,s Sr,,.,,
cultiyetsd lands. Atnif eve,,tS' 'r9 9sistns,
yysdiction of the 5est;n,s s,f az. L,,n,a1,
Taca ia stayedI for n s;no .tLyo,,sys tLs
ala ofaoience' ~ uh;ci, siorzs ;tssYy 49,
ouate 10 the s;fuafin,,s In tha e;S Dor.,,o.
ture In the5 snro;irct;n,, &c bnr.o, @ - r.ej
Seth Cregn. ,nf Nov IVo-l- ., o,,a as ~.
EpioneeT1, in thak hfanct of nran,;n.i
science. and ;,,ssiv banore-l far fSl fh;s eva
!inant sorviees Ia aha art oe ;acro,, s;,;,,ana
cheananin13 chs r,rn,5,,ctianf as bsn,a,, ,,.'r.
fond. I'sp -; 80 =
= It nns o,,r nleasura ana sat;araot;or. t.
see within fhe Iest ,consh s1,,s- ,i;st;ne
ruishe,i. frior,d.4 Profsssor. E,;r5 si,a
Sminent hatnrslisft, nor, Oh "Trn;fa5 I s,sta, S
Comnaiaa;oner of fish and IS;sbarSss 8
we Iesr,Iad FINN, him that La E.i ;,tso
dnoei r,ey1 e1,I ,,,r essrf; o,;n.;,
tha art of eyf,fis;ai ;,,crfst,a,, % rs es s.t
Instaad OF iisinr,s tI,s ..Hi ~
runninp streams Eb;cS Gsis.a,s. ,,as. no,sts;,s
n,ora or ,iess rr;;n,arfar,1 - -
ooileoted nnon tba er,es srd | das,raued
their y;Salitr he now s,rrs ~ ~
fiIfareS yTa,sr Tbs o.,s ~ ks'e :.
n5SSad IL. si,itahie ~
are ;yon,srssi y, ,,,,. ss,,s.',I;s
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