THE SHOIJES OF BRITAIN. 



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other pincer of the Crcab, which is one of the common 

 means of making it let go its hold, he restored the 

 ofiicial personage to land and life."* 



The fisherman, however, prefers another mode of 

 taking Crabs, than by seeking them in their rocky- 

 retreats. He nses pots made of wicker-work, with 

 an opening in the top, made by the ends of the rods, 

 bent inwards, and converging towards a point ; their 

 elasticity allowing a Crab to enter readily enough, 



CUAB-POTS. 



but causing them to spring back to their first posi- 

 tion when he is in, presenting only their converged 

 points when he wishes to escape ; the entrance being 

 in the top of the pot, moreover, he cannot well get at 

 it when once inside. Some decaying animal matter 

 is ])ut in l)y wny of bait, which is an unfailing temp- 



* Brit. Naturalist, i. 279. 



