A Word to Fishermen 



when the fish refuse to bite. There 

 can be no worse exhibition than this 

 of an entire misconception of a wise 

 arrangement for our benefit. We 

 should always remember that we have 

 about us on every side thousands of 

 those who claim membership in the 

 fishing fraternity, because, In a way, 

 they love to fish when the fish bite — 

 and only then. These are contented 

 only when capture Is constant, and 

 their only conception of the pleasures 

 of fishing rests upon uninterrupted 

 slaughter. If we reflect for a moment 

 upon the consequences of turning an 

 army of fishermen like these loose 

 upon fish that would bite every day 

 and every hour, we shall see how nice- 

 ly the vicissitudes of fishing have been 

 adjusted, and how precisely and use- 

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