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nected with one another, and to all appearance the same 

 kind of water. A fishing master placed some Zander 

 in a neighbouring lake, which had no communication 

 with the one the fish were taken from. But a flood 

 came and the whole of the Zander returned to their 

 original home. Sand, stone, and clay ground they must 

 have ; thej^ never thrive on a muddy bottom. Brackish 

 water suits them also, as they are frequently caught in 

 the arms of the Baltic Sea. The fishermen at Eendsburg 

 and Nortorf say that in deep lakes the Zander come to 

 the top. In less deep lakes they are more frequent at the 

 bottom. They are a very shy fish. Mr. Dallmer came 

 to the conclusion to get the Zander from shallow lakes, 

 as he knew such fish were better to transport, and in 

 winter they lived long in a fish box. He therefore wrote 

 to the President that he would select fish of a larger 

 sort : first, because small fish were weak ; second, they 

 would more easily fall a prey to larger fish ; third, 

 larger fish would soon after their arrival in England 

 produce a family of English Zander. The President 

 agreed with the plan proposed, and suggested keeping 

 the fish a few days in the boxes, so as to use them 

 to confinement, and thus travel better. Mr. Dallmer 

 selected a trustworthy fisherman, Nielsky by name, and 

 sent him to several neighbouiing lakes. Some had been 

 netted, and others were not fishable. He then went to 

 Bordesholm ; two German miles fi'om there is the 

 Bothkamper lake. The fislierman told Nielsky he had 

 netted his water six weeks ago, and kept them alive for 

 three weeks before he sold them in Kiel. He arranged 

 to net once more and let. Mr. Dallmer know when to 

 fetch the fish, for at this time of the year (the end of 

 January) the water is seldom in a condition to net, 

 owing to the ice. However, notice was sent on the 27th 



