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FACTS AND FANCIES 



SALMON go down stream tail first, only 

 when descending heavy rapids or going 

 over a dam. This is for protection, as 

 the power of a salmon lies in the tail, 

 which is used at such times as a feeler. In still 

 water, deep water, and in eddies, they go down 

 stream in the usual way, head-first. 



When a salmon has been caught in a net, this 

 is plainly shown by an exterior mark around the 

 gills, made by the mesh ; moreover, the tail will 

 be found to be split, caused by the thrashing about 

 of the fish in its struggles to evade capture. 



Even when a fish has been salted and dried, it is 

 possible to determine whether it was taken in a 

 trawl, as by this manner they remain some time in 

 the water, and the blood settles along the back- 

 bone, showing as a dark line, whereas, if caught by 

 line, being quickly secured, no dark marking 



ensues. 



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