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hand, in the centre of those fingers. The mouth ha& 

 a bill like a parrot's. Seme of the part^' had eaten 

 these fifh in the Mediterranean. TJiey were ordered 

 to be prepared according to the Mediterranean fafhion, 

 but never drefsed. It is the gristly bone only that 

 is said to be eatable. The fifh itself is not bigger 

 than a herring. 



The herrings in west Loch Tarbat, are said to be 

 larger than those on the east side, — a strong argu- 

 ment for an exterior fiftiing. Last year, it was said, 

 an Irvine bufs, by puiliing through the dangeroui 

 sound of Herries, got into west Loch Tarbat, and in a. 

 fliort time made three cargoes. Evening dead calm. 



In the house where the deer was brought to the 

 party, were found most of the utensils used, in the 

 Hebrides for agriculture and domestic use. A chafs-._ 

 croomb for tilling the ground by manual labour, a 

 straight spade for digging it^ a rustil or fnarp piece 

 of iron for cutting the furrows, a sack made of straw 

 £or holding corn, a straw carpet for spreading it upon, 

 a quearn or hand mill for grinding it, an iron pot 

 for boiling their victuals ; the fire- place in the middle- 

 qf the house,, with dogs, cats, duclis, a:id. poultry 

 surrounding the fire. The mistrefs of the house, n^ 

 decent Udy, had never seen a growing- tree. " You 

 are a native of this island, madam?" ' By no means, 

 I came to it on. iny marriage ; but I came from the 

 isle of Sky, and never- saw any thing larger grow 

 than a broom buili.' " From whence came the 

 trees that make tlie roof of your house?" 'From. 

 the woods.' " Wliat woods ?" ' The woods. c| 

 Afsynt to be sure,' 



