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not much praised by the ancient Greeks, 35 ; number and value of, 

 annually sold in London, 248 ; number of barrels of, imported from 

 America, 352 ; number of, in a London bushel, 362 ; oatmeal, 

 flour, &c., -injurious to, 268 ; often dredged with other fish, 651 ; 

 of Abydos, 33; of Brundisium, fed in Lake Lucrine, 41, 49, 151, 

 275 ; of Chalcedon, 33; Circeii, 36, 38, 44, 49, 151 ; of Cyzicus, 

 praised by Mucianus, 35, 36 ; of the Lucrine Lake termed callible- 

 phara, greatly preferred by Romans, 37 ; of various colours, 44, 

 87, 88 ; on toast, 303 ; Ostend, 270, virtues of, 271, 272, 518 ; and 

 the Whitstable, 272 ; and Holstein oysters, 272 ; much praised in 

 Berlin, 270 ; price of, in Berlin, 271 ; sent to Moscow and Odessa, 

 270, 271 ; how eaten in Brussels, Antwerp, Ghent, Bruges, and 

 Lille, 271; known as "English Oysters " in Flanders and the 

 Netherlands, 271; called also "Belgian Oysters, 271; over- 

 dredging of, in Carlingford, 256 ; in Cork, 251 ; in England, in 

 1882, 372 ; the Channel, 3-|i ; in Tralee, 256 ; in Jersey, 252 ; in 

 Wexford, 256, on the coast of Ireland, 341, 342; oviparous, no; 

 Oysters and the Oyster Question, cited 114, 119, 120, 124 ; packed 

 in barrels, how long they will keep good, 269 ; Pandore, where 

 principally obtained, 258 ; pepper, vinegar, and lime juice to be 

 avoided in eating, 336 ; pie, 300 ; and parsnip pie, 301 ; and eel 

 pie, 300; pickled, 301, 302 ; large trade in, 257 ; pills, not so good 

 as, 318, 319; pleasant sensation in eating, 271, 272; Pontifical 

 suppers in ancient Rome, begun by, 56 ; Portuguese and American, 

 fecundation easy effected, and why, 113, 114, 122 ; artificial breed- 

 ing of, reference to, 114; powder, 302, 303 ; Port Lincoln, enor- 

 mous size of, 39 ; power of the hinge joint in, 92, 93 ; presents by 

 the Romans, 51 ; preserved in pares, fertility of, greatly diminished, 

 and why, 106 ; preserved in snow, 47 ; preserving, method of, by 

 the ancient Romans, 268 ; price of, 247 ; at Arklow, in 1876, 256 ; 

 at Berlin, in 1847, 271 ; at Eastbourne, 262 ; price of Glamorgan- 

 shire pickled, 301 ; at St. Petersburg, 314 ; provided with organs ot 

 vision, 66 ; various opinions about, 66 ; quantity a person may eat, 

 339 ; the " R " canon correct, 242, 243, 244 ; rapid growth of, 108 ; 

 Ragout of, 293 ; ready to spat, how to ascertain this, 104, 105 ; 

 red colour, 44, 88 ; repugnance in eating, overcome, and how, 323 ; 

 roast, to, 294; Rock, 67, 152; good eating, 145; Rome, supper 

 in ancient, 56 ; Romans send presents to their friends, 51 ; 



