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mankind. Just think! Nine men eating fifteen 

 feet of fish. Another time we were fishing on the 

 Kankakee and caught many red-horse, buffalo, 

 and suckers. We ate so many fish that some of 

 the boys could not change their shirts for three 

 or four weeks. Now all old hunters and fisher- 

 men know that suckers and red-horse are a very 

 bony fish but just as good as any and some like 

 them best, only they are so full of bones. I will 

 tell you how we fixed them and they were alright. 

 Take a sucker and clean it nicely, then lay it on 

 the stump or log and with a sharp knife cut it 

 cross-ways into pieces about an eighth of an 

 inch long stick the pieces together with cornmeal 

 and fry. It is alright and the bones will not trou- 

 ble you or get cross- ways in your throat. And 

 at that they are far better than German carp. 

 One time we were fishing and caught a lot of carp 

 when some guy came along and gave his idea 

 and directions as to planking carp. Mis direct- 

 ions were: Get a nice big carp and clean it in 

 good shape. Put it on a hardwood plank, salt 



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