The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1906-05-15
THE SHARK HUNTERS.
Horrible hot Alleged PninIe.s Way
the Tish Are killed.

Horrible bot Alleged Painless Way
the Fish Are killed.
The strictly commercial business Of
shark hunting is done in small sl'ops /
whose headquarters are IN the more !
northerly Norwegian ports The crews 1
are FOR the most part made up u pure |
bloOded descendants Of tire vikings. |
who are still to be found In any mum /
Der among the coddshcrs Of Hammer /
test Of Tromso Aud magnificent |
race Of mea they are. Accustomed |
from hoyho1d to a life Of hardship.
they have q way ~ treating Father |
Neptune with slightly c1ntcmptuous |
to.erntion. l.'.c an Oh friend. of some
what uncertain trI-per. whose rapid
chaI-.e f-r' -"...;s bracvoicucc 20
Wild. t...-.. ......s .sg..c- .-. ol the whole
rather amusing than Otherwise.
They care nothing fJr danger and
little for suGer.ng-.I 'lati-clyes or in
others why. then sI5g.l they stop
10 think that perhIp. . MANNED but
stlil living shark can fCeli
The fishing is dUae OK the coast Ol
Iceland ln about cI -hty l;aoms Of wa.
ter Three or four ya.iows-ike struc-
tlrcs are rlgged W around the sides ~
the slOop and from each Of these hang
pulley block. over which ruls o.
strong rope. and 20 the end 81 this th'
baitcd hook is fastened. A plentiful
supply ~ ground bait Is thrown out 10
attract the quarry. and such Is tie ca
geruess with which the sharks take the
| bait that sometimes each one ~ these
gallows like fishing rods will Lavr o.
fish hooked md fighting FOR lie al at
| the same time.
There is no playing" the fsh. II is
not neccs sary or possible. and tie pow
erful tackle Is hardly likely 70 break.
| no matter how hesccly the hooSed
shark may struggle But the shark is
| not for his size n game fish. and except
when be II actually being hoIsted out
OF the water there Is no very serious
strain on the tackle. II he does now
and then get away Il Is not because he
ever manages 10 break the line. but be-
cause lightly Fixed hook easily tears
through the soft cartilaginous skeleton
OF his head and so sets him free.
As soon as a shark has taken one of
the baits the hauling tackle attached 10
his particular gallows Is framed. and
without any supcrnuous fuss or ccrr.
mony hc Is hauled w 20 the -loop aud
holsted just clear of the water.
lie Is not brought ON board at all.
but with few bold slashcs his liver j.
cut out ms lac hangs and is thrown into
tub 10 be further dealt with later
Then his eyes are put out. aud he is
cut ndrift 20 90 and complete the tardy
process OF dying where aud how hc
pleascs.
All this sounds very horrible. but
there Is one curious fact which goes
far TO make US believe that this death
cannot. after all. bc such cruel ohe
as nj first appears. IL Is this. the fisher
men say-that unless they put ont "a,
sharks eyes he will afterward caus,
them a lot OF trouble 10y coming an,
, taking the bait second time.
IL sounds incredible. but the state
mcnt II thoroughly well authenticate,
| by cycwitncsScs who have seen lives
less shark do Just this very thing Sci
cntIsts doubtless are right In saylu.
+ that the shark (which 10y anatom'ca
classification IN one of the lowest %
the fishes does not feel pain 10 th
way more highly organized animal
feel Il. We viii cling 10 that belief, fp
Il Is consolug-to MS. If not 10 th
shark. who is thus sacrificed that hi
liver may supply us with-wh0tf
II sa secret not 90 bc spoken aloud
Norway Is one Of the great ccntcrs %
% the cod trade. aud from cod IL mad
, cod liver oil, oud sharks liver oh taste
. and looks exactly HE it.-pcarsUa'
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