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orroes to fait them. The roe is a bundle of 

 eggs, wrapt up in a membrane or fkin ; fome of 

 them weigh one or two pounds, according to the 

 fize of the cod ; they are faked apart in barrels. 

 This roe is an excellent bait for pilchards ; the 

 Bafques fell it to the Spaniards of the coaft of Bif- 

 cay, at the rate of from fixty to one hundred and 

 twenty livres per cafk, of about five cwt. The 

 heart and fpleen are fometimes kept for baits ; 

 but the livers are always referved for the purpofe 

 of making oil. The reft of the entrails are 

 thrown away, except the air-bladders, or fwims, 

 which are laid by, and .faked apart, together with 

 the tongues, and fuch parts of the heads, as have 

 not been confumed by the men. 



Of the air-bladders, vulgarly called Swims, or 

 zounds. 



This fort of fubftance is found in feveral kinds 

 of fifh, particularly in the fhaid, which is taken 

 near Vienna, in fturgeons, &c. and 'tis of this 

 they make the fine ifinglafs in Ruffia. On the 

 banks of Newfoundland glue, alfo has been made 

 of thefe fwims, or zounds ; it is not as fine as what 

 we get from Ruffia, but dill it is very good. Take 

 off the ligaments about the fwim, pafs a firing 

 through it, and then dry it. This fort of glue is dear, 

 and the cod-fiflaers would probably find more ad- 

 F 2 vantage 



