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side ; and I once saw a distinguished craniologist in 

 error on a point which he considered as the most 

 decided. He was shown two children, one of whom 

 was possessed of great mathematical acquirements, 

 the other of extraordinary musical taste. With the 

 utmost confidence he pronounced judgment, and was 

 mistaken. It appeared to me, that, whilst he was 

 examining the two heads, he hummed an air, which, 

 being out of tune, was not responded to by the 

 musical child, but somehow struck the fancy of the 

 mathematical one. 



ORN. This hucho is a very good fish, and, indeed, 

 I can praise all the varieties of the salmo on the 

 table that I have yet tasted. 



PHYS. Amongst them, I prefer the charr, which, 

 I think, is even better than the best fresh salmon I 

 ever tasted. 



POIET. This charr is surprisingly red and full 

 of curd ; I wonder at its fat : it comes from the 

 Griindtl See, which is a high Alpine lake, covered 

 with ice more than half the year : what food can the 

 fish find in so pure and cold a water ? 



HAL. Minnows and small chubs are found in this 

 lake ; and the flies which haunt it in summer have 

 been aquatic larvae in the autumn, winter, and 

 spring; and there are usually great quantities of 

 small shell fish, which live in the deeper parts of 



