A Defense of Fishermen 



making such accusations the satisfac- 

 tion of remaining unchallenged. 



The Hangers-on of the Fraternity 

 At the outset, the fact should be 

 recognized that the community of 

 fishermen constitute a separate class 

 or a sub-race among the inhabitants 

 of the earth. It has sometimes been 

 said that fishermen cannot be manu- 

 factured. This is true to the extent 

 that nothing can supply the lack of cer- 

 tain inherent, constitutional and inborn 

 qualities or traits which are absolutely 

 necessary to a fisherman's make-up. 

 Of course there are many who call 

 themselves fishermen and who insist 

 upon their membership in the frater- 

 nity who have not in their veins a 

 drop of legitimate fisherman blood. 

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