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APPENDIX. 



As almost always happens with the discoverers of curious 

 and useful things, Messrs. Grehin and B/emy have excited the 

 jealousy of several influential parties, and amongst them 

 some learned ichthyologists. These gentlemen could not 

 bear the idea of seeing two humble and uneducated fisher- 

 men carry off the "glory" of a great discovery which they 

 might have made but did not; and they have employed 

 strenuous and perhaps somewhat unworthy efforts to strip 

 the two poor men of their well-earned distinction. For our- 

 selves, after a patient investigation of the facts of the case, 

 we have no hesitation in repeating what we have said at 

 page 10 ; namely, that although the learned world knew 

 theoretically the principle of artificial production, Grehin and 

 Remy discovered it, not from the teaching of books, but 

 from patient observation; and that therefore the same 

 credit is due to them for it as to their distinguished prede- 

 cessors Grolstein and Jacobi. And we add, that to them 

 alone is owing the grand idea of turning the discovery to 

 practical account in the stocking of rivers with fish. 



To Dr. Haxo, of Epinal, also, we must repeat, that the 

 world is under great obligation, for having taken the two fish- 

 ermen under his protection, and made their process known. 

 We, personally, are peculiarly indebted to him for the valu- 

 able information he has courteously placed at our disposal 

 for the compilation of this little work. 



The Doctor is particularly anxious that the honour of the 

 discovery should not be wrested from his two proteges; and 

 he has written to us on the subject as follows : 



"As you intend to make known to the English the pro- 



