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couple of months, their task, I fancy, was by no means a light 

 one. 



I have here a list of the fish products derived from the various 

 seas, rivers, and lakes of the world, which have been tasted. It 

 is, in fact, an edible fish-chart : 



Countries. — Austria, Argentine Republic, Bahama, Bermuda, 

 Brazil, Canada, China, Chili, Cape of Good Hope, England, 

 France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Liberia, Netherlands, N. S. 

 Wales, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Turkey, Tasmania, 

 United States, British Columbia. 



Fish. — Anchovies, Bream, Barbel, Cavear, Carp, Cray-fish, 

 Clams, Cod, Cockle, disk, Eels, Conger-eels, Flounders, Hake, 

 Haddock, Halibut, Herring, Lamprey, Lanquet, Ling, Lobster, 

 Mackerel, Mullet, Mussel, Menhaden, Ox-fish, Oyster, Oola- 

 chans, Pilchard, Pike, Pollock, Rouget, Roach, Sea-Snails, 

 Sardines, Salmon, Shad, Shark, Skate, Sprat, Squid, Sole, Sword- 

 fish, Sturgeon, Shrimp, Turtle, Turbot, Tunny, White-fish 

 Whiting, — fifty fish, and further supplemented by unknown fish. 



Now it must be remembered that in a great number of cases 

 the same fish was prepared by different exhibitors in various 

 countries in many strange ways. For instance, take eels. They 

 came from Comancho, the famous eelery of Italy, and from 

 Spain, Portugal, Sweden, Russia, and the United States. Of 

 Salmon there were 29 exhibits. This latter fact showing, I 

 suppose, that the Whitefish, Salmon, or the family of the 

 SalmonidcB, feed more human beings than any other fish ! I 

 suppose, then, that at times the judges might have been both 

 palled and appalled with all this richness ; but I am pleased to 

 state they still live, two of them here present, and the news has 

 reached them that the gentlemen from Norway, Mr. Joak 

 Andersen, has arrived at his home in Aalesund in the best of 

 health. With this slight and, I trust, impressive introduction, 



