on each shoulder, which resembles the mark of 

 a man's finger and thumb ; from which circum- 

 stance it is called St. Peter's fish, alluding to 

 the fact, recorded in the 17th chapter of St. 

 Matthew ; " Go thou to the sea, and cast an 

 hook, and take up the first fish that cometh up, 

 and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou 

 shalt find a piece of money : that take, and 

 give unto them for me and thee." And while 

 St. Peter held the fish with his fore finger and 

 thumb, it is supposed that the skin received 

 then, and preserved to this moment, the here- 

 ditary impression. The flesh of the haddock is 

 harder and thicker than that of the whiting, but 

 not so good. It is often brought upon the table 

 as a good dish, either broiled, boiled, or baked, 

 and is esteemed by many above several others. 



WONDERFUfc FECUNDITY OF THE COD FISH. 

 The Cod is a noble inhabitant of the seas ; not 

 only on account of his size, but also for the good- 

 ness of his flesh, either fresh or salted. The 

 body measures sometimes above three and even 

 four feet in length, and of a proportionate thick- 



