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8U11 become too strong there is tlien no other way but to take the fish 

 down and lay them in a shed. The fish are not pressed at all. 



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Fio. 2. — Codfisli drjing frame, Bide view. 





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Fia. 3.— Codfish drying frame, end view. 



All the drying frames extend from west to east. They vary some- 

 what in their arrangement, but two types seem to be prevailing: (1) 

 The on^ given in the illustration, the laths being attached alternately 

 to the north and the south end of the pole; (2) or with an interval of 2J 

 to 3 meters between all the rows, so that the shadow of one row never 

 falls on another, all the laths being attached to the north side of the 

 pole. 



The thickness of the laths is from 1 to 1^ centimeters, and their 

 breadth from 4 to 5. The fish are not specially fastened to the laths, but 



