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washed to remove any impurities, and then exposed in long 
sheds, or built up in stacks on the shore, in order to expose 
them to the united action of the sun and wind. They soon dry, 
DRYING COD-FISH AT NEWFOUNDLAND. 
and when they assume the white, bleached appearance which is 
termed the “bloom,” they are ready for the market. 
The livers are put in oak tanks, where they are allowed to 
decompose. The first oil which strains from them is the cod- 
liver oil used in medicine; a second quantity is obtained by 
pressure, but this is of a darker colour, and less valuable. 
In the Lofoden Islands, a fish guano is made of the dried 
heads and entrails of the fish. 
