Fishing and Fishermen 



atlon with Nature, by teaching pa- 

 tience, and by generating or stimulat- 

 ing useful contemplation, tends di- 

 rectly to the increase of the intellectual 

 power of its votaries, and, through 

 them, to the improvement of our na- 

 tional character. 



In pursuance of the plan adopted 

 for the presentation of our subject, 

 mention must now be made of the 

 qualities of heart and disposition ab- 

 solutely essential to the maintenance 

 of honorable membership in the fish- 

 ing fraternity. This mode of pro- 

 cedure is not only made necessary 

 by the exigencies of our scheme, 

 but the brotherhood of fishermen 

 would not be satisfied if the exploita- 

 tion of their service to humanity and 

 their value to the country should ter- 

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