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such cases producing the red spots on the trout 

 and the diseased condition of others resulting in 

 albinos. We find partial parallels in the man 

 who is color blind, or the occasional human 

 albino, and in the negro whose skin is gradually 

 turning white, instances of which are heralded 

 in medical journals. I have dwelt somewhat at 

 length upon this subject of change of coloration, 

 as many otherwise intelligent anglers persist in 

 believing that this change of color is voluntary 

 and subject at all times to the whim or will of the 

 fish. They are in error. 



In this connection it seems apropos to allude 

 to the preservation of the color of a live trout 

 after capture, that it might be mounted as a 

 souvenir of a delightful or memorable outing. 

 The receipts I give for what they are worth, as 

 my experience in this matter is entirely confined 

 to dressing the fish carefully, wiping it dry, and 

 coating the body with glycerine, which preserves 

 the life color to a slight extent. Our foreign 

 brethren of the rod have given this subject con- 

 siderable thought and practice ; one of them, 

 living in Germany, advises that the fish be han- 

 dled as little as possible after capture, to kill it 

 before extracting the hook by tapping it sharply 



