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fish makes its escape. From the gall of several 

 voracious families, a valuable water color might 

 be prepared, in quantity equal to the requirements 

 of the paper stainers. Isinglass, which is nothing 

 more than the swimming bladder of the sturgeon, 

 might be easily made from the cod, haddock 

 and whiting, to answer the demands of the mar- 

 ket. 



Even the stomachs, well washed, and neatly 

 dried, are no way inferior. And finally, the of- 

 fals, as well as all the varieties of un-edible tribes, 

 spread over barren land, either sandy, or cold, on 

 account of their excessive humidity, are more ben- 

 eficial, used as manure, than any other substance. 

 The oily matter unites the particles of sand, and 

 constitutes a kind of floorino- to build vegetation 

 upon ; and in the other case, the heat evolved in 

 the course of rapid decomposition, promotes the 

 growth of whatever may be rooted in the soil. 



FAMILY III. LABROIDES. 



An oblong body, covered with scales, is a type 

 of this family ; there is a single dorsal fin, consid- 

 erably wide on some individuals, maintained in an 

 erect position, by strong, bony spines ; the lips are 



