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than an hour, as we faw when we caught it, 

 In its belly were bonnets, fepiae, and whole 

 chicken with feathers, which we had thrown 

 over-board when dead. When a dog-nfli is 

 caught, it flounces about the deck ; and peo- 

 ple mull take great care, for with its teeth it 

 is faid to bite .off a leg with great eaie, at lead 

 it would not be fafe to try the experiment. 

 When the feamen want to get into a boat 

 where thefe fifh frequent, they mud take care 

 not to put their feet into the water, for I once 

 faw a dog-fifh attempting to fwallow a large 

 wooden quadrant, but it was not able to do 

 it, as it was too broad, and therefore only left 

 the marks of its teeth on it. It is ow T ing to 

 its great greedinefs that the feamen are able to 

 catch it : they cut off its fins, and then throw 

 it again into the fea ; beiides many other cruel 

 tricks, which I ihall pafs over. If a failor 

 dies in a place where dog-fifhes haunt, and ig 

 thrown overboard, he is fure to be buried in 

 the bellies of fome of them. Large dog-fifhes 

 are never eaten, and fmall ones but feldom, 

 and in cafes of necelhty only. They are cut 

 into fiices, which are fqueezed in water till no 

 rrain-oil remains in them : after being thus 

 yarned, it is boiled or roafred, and eaten with 

 butter : the part towards the tail is the ben: ; 



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