ON FISH. 1 3 



blindness. I am aware that some attribute it 

 to the fall of snow; but why conger-eel and 

 other deep-sea fish should be affected by it is 

 a mystery not easy to be solved. I shall, there- 

 fore, be glad to hear what any of you have to 

 say on the subject. Let me add that fishermen 

 enjoy the advantage over landsmen of seeing 

 the sun rise on a beautiful morning, shedding 

 its gilded rays over the rippling waves far out 

 at sea, and also of viewing the glorious setting 

 of the same luminary. These are sights which 

 may well excite your admiration, and which 

 ought to raise your thoughts to that Great and 

 Good Being who has preserved your lives in 

 the midst of many and great dangers, and at 

 this moment enables you to meet together in 

 peace to receive instruction and amusement. 

 May He bless you all ! 



