JUST HOW THE FISH ARE CAUGHT 



COD (Gadus) = goad or rod 

 fish called in Norway 

 stick or stock fish, or in 

 Spanish " baccalhao," in 

 Italian "mazza," a club 

 or rod all of which 

 synonyms imply that 

 a rod or stick is used 

 in preserving the fish. 

 In Norway two are 

 tied tail to tail, and 

 then slung over a stick, 

 being then exposed to 

 sun and air so many 

 days prescribed by law. 

 The Eskimo largely hang 

 them from a rod by the gills 



Boat returning from the Trap , . . 



full of Fish. after splitting and salting 



them, but Newfoundlanders spread them out on poles, 

 called "flakes," or on the natural rocks, called 

 " bournes." But " you must first catch your hare, 

 then cook him," and seasons suitable being very brief 



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