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large specimens, very well set up, have been exhibited from 

 time to time, and they will soon be in every museum. 



The large scales, which are from 2 to nearly 4 inches in 

 diameter, with about a third of the upper curve covered with 

 beautiful silvering, are also not unknown, for many successful 

 fishers for tarpon, although they do not bring home the fish 

 itself, preserve the scales, which go very easily through the 

 post in a cardboard box, and are always acceptable as a 

 trophy. 



