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man had seen five hundred barrels of Capelin taken in one tide 

 expressly for manure ; and that he has also seen one thousand 

 barrels of Herring caught at one time and not taken away, but 

 left to rot upon the beach." 



It is in this connection that I have here enumerated the 

 Capelin ; for he cannot be taken with the hook, so far as I can 

 learn, and therefore is not game. But for Cod fishing, whether 

 with the deep-sea line, or the bultow, as it is called, or sea-line, 

 it is invaluable as a bait. Whenever it can be obtained, no 

 other should be used. 



It is an exceedingly excellent fish, however, for the table, 

 possessing much of the flavour with the peculiar cucumber odour 

 of the Smelt. 



This wanton and stupid destruction of all kinds of game, 

 whether feathered, finned, or furred, really appears to be a dis- 

 tinct characteristic of all the white inhabitants of America, 

 wheresoever they are to be found ; and it cannot be doubted that 

 ere long they will most bitterly regret the consequences of their 

 rapacity and wasteful folly. 



In this case, the wantonness is the more remarkable, as well 

 as disgraceful, because, as Mr. Perley well remarks, " a boun- 

 tiful Providence has furnished the shores with inexhaustible 

 quantities of kelp and sea-weed, and other valuable manures, 

 which really enrich the soil, while it is admitted that the use of 

 fish greatly deteriorates it. 



" The legislature of Canada has been strongly urged to make 

 it a misdemeanor, punishable by fine and imprisonment, for any 

 person to use either Herring or Capelin as manure, and such a 

 measure would seem to be highly desirable in New Brunswick. 



