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ARTIFICIAL PRODUCTION OF FISH. 



THE object of this little book is to make known the 

 means by which fish of all descriptions may be multi- 

 plied in rivers to an almost incalculable extent. The 

 principle employed is not new in theory : but it is only 

 within the last few years that any practical application 

 of it on an extensive scale has taken place. This appli- 

 cation has been made in France, and with success so 

 complete and extraordinary as to be almost incredible. 

 Our hope is, that it will be adopted on a grand scale in 

 this country also. In Great Britain and Ireland there 

 are rivers and streams, lakes and canals, innumerable ; 

 and they may be made to yield annually millions on 

 millions of fish : we say millions, and say it on good 

 authority. 



It has been remarked, that the man who makes two 

 blades of corn grow where only one grew before is a 

 benefactor of humanity. If this be true, and true it is, 

 we respectfully submit that our tiny volume is worthy of 

 the attention of the legislator, the country gentleman, 

 and the clergyman, for it shows how an immense addi- 



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