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The east wind, as every one knows, con- 

 tinued with scarcely any interruption all the 

 spring and summer, even into the autumn 

 months, over the whole surface of Scotland. 



We might follow this subject further, hav- 

 ing in our possession comparative statistics of 

 the movements of herring on our coasts, and 

 the movement of solan geese for a number 

 of years, carefully taken and tabulated ; but 

 this we consider is a little beyond our present 

 purpose, which is simply to draw attention 

 to causes and effects, and to the matter of 

 the first sentence of this communication, 

 and thereby to point out how all branches 

 of science may, and no doubt are, equally 

 deserving of attention as correlated; and if 

 attention cannot in all cases be given to 

 them by the selfsame individual, at least they 

 deserve support and encouragement where 

 such can be pointed out or suggested. 



FLAVOUR OF TROUT HOW AFFECTED- 

 INSTANCE 



Formerly, and within our remembrance, 

 the trout of the river Carron, in Stirlingshire, 

 used to be excellent, esculent and succulent, 



