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On this account the fifliermen open the cod's belly, 

 to take out whatever fifli may be in its ftomach. 



As there are found in the flomach of cods feveral 

 forts of fifli, fuch as cruftaceous fifli, crabs, lob- 

 fters, fhrimps, we may conclude, that fuch kinds 

 of fifli are good baits. 



The fifhermen of Picardy and Flanders collect a 

 great quantity of frogs, with which they take cod, 

 not far from their ports. They hook them acrofs 

 the legs, and, as they live a long time in water, they 

 allure the fifli the better. 



On the fame coafts, as about Boulogne, they 

 take fmall cod-fifh with hooks baited with fand- 

 worms, or with herrings and mackerels, both frefh 

 and fait. 



The Bafques find anchovies and pilchards very 

 good baits. 



The fifhermen of Iceland and Ireland, make 

 ufe of mufcles, when herrings are wanting ; and 

 in the fame cafe the Dutch bait their hooks with 

 very fmall frefh- water lampreys, which they keep 

 alive in refervoirs. 



We read in the Natural Hiftory of Iceland 

 (Tom. i. page 167) that the inhabitants look upon 

 the flefh of an animal, which has been jufl killed, 

 as an excellent bait, and efpecially the hearts of 

 fome birds. They fay, that with fuch a bait, 

 twenty fifties can be taken, fooner than one, with 

 any other bait. If is alfo faid, that there are fome 



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