Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1907-01-23
NEPTUNE'S SALT SPRAY
A Few Comments Both Humorous
and Serious, Condensed
for Your Reading
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FOR FISH PROPAGATION

The work done by the Federal Fish
Commission in the propagation of
species of fish in American waters is
unobtrusively done, but it is of the
highest Importance to the country. The
annual report of the commission, just
issued, shows what was accomplished
in 1906 and the character of the opera
tions engaged in. Old and abandoned
fishing grounds have been restocked,
the Great Lakes have greatly increased
in their catch and smaller lakes and
streams are now valuable fishing pre-
serves.
From Canada vast quantities of fish
fry of all kinds have been brought for
stocking purposes. The output of the
year altogether was an aggregate of
nearly two billions of fish and eggs.
These fish were distributed in every
State and Territory, and nearly 400,-
600, 900 were sent to State fish hatch
cries. The introduction of new water
animals is now under consideration.
Note is made of the decline in the
run of shad in our rivers. The decline
of this fish is serious. 1t is due partly
to riAer pollution and partly to the
reckless methods used in the catch.
Time was when fine shad were caught
in the Passaic River, and their dis
appearance here is due entirely to
sewerage pollution. In the Delaware
the cause is the destruction of the small
fry. The salt water fishery on the New
Jersey coast, among the most valuable
that exist, is also being gradually
destroyed by menhaden steamers and
pound nets. The Federal government
can supply the fish fry, but cannot
protect the fish in State waters. That
is the bounden duty of the State
Newark Advertiser.
IMPORTANCE OF THE LIFE SAVING
Telling work was accomplished
during the last year by the government
life-saving service. General Kimball in
his annual report, shows that the num-
ber of marine disasters was $40 in the
waters of the United States. In these
forty-eight vessels and dtwenty-nine lives
were lost, and 81 persons were sliccored
at the various stations. The problem of
installing power in life boats has been
solved, and during the year 1905 seven
of the largest-size life boats were
equipped with sueoline engines.
A FISH STORY FROM NEW YORK
STATE
A news item from Port Jervis, N. Y,
says that Dan Donaldson and Miss
Van Glider went pickerel fishing
through holes in the Ice at Mink Pond
Pike county, Pa, last Saturday. Warm
weather had melted the ice near the
centre of the pond. The two holes
through which the young woman was
fishing were within twenty feet Of
this open water. Getting hard bite,
Miss V. drew up her line. The ice
cracked and the big cake on which she
was standing was pulled by the fish
into the open water. 1t was sometime
before she and the six and one-quartel
pound pickerel we're safely landed on
solid ice by Donaldson.
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DON'T BE AFRAID OF FRESH AIR
The so-called cold is the beginning
of disease, and cold, cough and coffin
are the procession which makes the
undertaken prosperous during the
winter season. Every time we lower
our vitality we give chance to disease
germs to do their work, because they
are everywhere. When the streets are
poorly cleaned, disease germs are in
the air. If we sleep at night with our
windows closed we deprive ourselves
of the fresh air which is better for us
than pills. We depend for warmth on
artificial heat instead of preparing our
body by the morning bath and keeping
our bowels in order, so that we can get
the needed heat from our own physical
furnaces. Life is pleasant to most of
us, and if it is worth while to keep In
good health, the way to do it is to keep
our feet dry, our bodies warm and well
nourished, and don't be afraid of fresh
air, night or day. While we follow
these rules we are as immune from
disease as it is the power of mortals to
be.
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