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Every hand is against him, and, except by the caterers 

 of hotel or steamboat, and by the lower classes, he is 

 regarded simply as vermin ; indeed, by all he is treated as 

 such, and only those above named will either eat his flesh 

 in default of choicer food, or will palm him off upon their 

 guests as sea-trout or " lax." 



OILL-COTERS (§ LIFE-SIZE). 



The bull-trout is a glutton, and partakes of all food 

 that comes within his reach, however coarse it may be, but 

 his favourite meal is of the ova of the salmon and sea- 

 trout ; and it is on account of his poaching habits in this 

 respect that neither law nor mercy is extended towards 

 him. 



It is extremely unfortunate that his nature should lead 

 him into such disgrace, yet in spite of all efforts to 



