THE SHORES OF BRITAIN. 



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Yarmouth Jetty, in the Herring Fishery. 



then washed, and spitted one by one on long wooden 

 rods, which pass through the gills ; great care is re- 

 quired that they may not touch each other as they 

 hang; the rods are then suspended on ledges, tier 

 above tier, from the top of the house to within eight 

 feet of the ground; a fire is then kindled and fed 

 with green wood, chiefly oak or beach, and main- 

 tained with occasional intermissions, for about three 

 weeks, or, if the fish are intended for exportation, a 

 month ; the fire is then extinguished, and the house 

 allowed to cool, and in a few days the herrings are 



barrelled. 



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