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CRAB, SHRIMP, AND LOBSTER LORE. 



raiser," often applied to it by fishermen, is by no means 

 inappropriate, and arises from the curious habit it has 

 of suddenly raising a perfect cloud of fine sand, round 



itself — firing, so to speak, " a broadside for the sake of 

 the smoke," and literally throwing dust in the eyes of 

 his enemies. 



This designing little Genius, after raising his own 

 sand storm, adroitly scoops for himself a tiny trench in 

 the soft material on which he rests, and then remaining 

 perfectly still, allows the falling grains to cover him 

 snugly in, like a sheep in a snow-drift. Great numbers 

 of Shrimps of this kind, as well as small flat fish, and 

 an endless number of odd waifs and strays, can be 

 taken with the dredge — a contrivance shown in the 

 following cut. The framework is of iron, the two 

 straight bars or bridle rods are made so as to j^lay 

 freely round the end bars of the frame, as at a, whilst 

 a sort of hinge joint admits of their moving up or 

 down, thus insuring close contact between the lower 



