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PREFATORY NOTE, 



OMETHING about Herrings," 

 ought to arrest the attention of 

 everybody : and an introductory 

 note to the following pages, which 

 I have been asked to write, seems 

 to me very much like a work of supererogation. 

 One thing, however, I can say : many years 

 ago it was my privilege to acquaint myself 

 with Yarmouth Herrings on the spot, and to 

 see a good deal of the processes connected 

 with the catching, curing, and preparation of 

 this delicious breakfast luxury ; and knowing 

 what I do of Mr. C. Stacy- Watson, the author 



