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death. Various modes of killing fi«li are practised by differ- 

 ent people. The Dutch, for example, destroy life by mak"ng 

 a slight longitudinal incision under the tail, by means of a 

 very sharp instrument. 



On the Rhine the}^ kill the salmon by thrusting a steel 

 needle into their heads. 



Fish may be easily destroyed by striking them a quick, 

 sharp blow with a small stick, on the back of the head just 

 behind the eyes, or by taking them by the tall and striking 

 the head quickly against any hard sul)stance. 



I have made no remarks upon the destruction of animal life 

 by means of deadly poisons, as such agents cannot, with 

 safety, be placed in the hands of the unskilled. Neither have 

 I spoken of the use of various gases as a means of humane de- 

 struction, such means not being at the disposal of the people 

 generally. 



THE BREEDING AND FEEDING OF STOCK. 



Dr. LoRiNG. Mr. Chairman, I have no paper to present 

 to the Board. I have merely some remarks to make with 

 regard to a question, or to. questions, with which you are all 

 familiar, which you have discussed over and over again, and 

 upon which every member of this Board has instructed him- 

 self by the study of those treatises and books which are 

 devoted to the subject under discussion. I am g'ad for my- 

 self that this is the case, gentlemen, for I assure you that I am 

 able, for various reasons, to add but little to the stock of 

 knowledge that is already so familiar to you. One is, because 

 there is but little to add ; and the other is, because, after a 

 long lecture last evening and early rising this morning, with 

 a severe influenza, which has been upon me for many days, I 

 am physically unfit to go into any discussion or controversy 

 about any disputed question, however important it may be. 



Twelve or thirteen years ago, I prepared with a great deal 

 of care for the Board of Agriculture, a paj)er upon these sub- 

 jects, "The Breeding and Feeding of Cattle," and at that 

 time I examined all the best works upon these subjects, and 

 gathered together the experience of all the best practical men 

 whom I could find, both upon the mode by which an animal 



