Thus salmon have a quick oar for danger; but 

 I do not believe that the sound of distant thunder 

 or any noise which does not mean danger has the 

 least effect upon them, any more than the falling of 

 lives or the cracking of ice in the lakes has upon 

 any of the wild animals roaming the woods. They 

 are familiar sounds, and are not noticed ; but if you 

 cough, sneeze, or make the slightest mistake when 

 following some tough old caribou over the hills, 

 away he will bound, and lucky indeed is the 

 sportsman who can overtake him again. I believe 

 that not only can salmon hear perfectly well, but 

 that they are able to tell what sounds forebode 

 danger. I have never taken any while the striking 

 of sockets is heard, the firing of guns, the wading 

 of horses, or any loud unfamiliar disturbance. 

 My advice to all is, when on a pool drop the killick 

 gently be sure that salmon can both see and hear 

 you. Do not make a noise ; caution your men not 

 to hit the sides of the canoe with their paddles, or 

 with their pipes when knocking out the ashes; 

 do not raise your voice ; keep quiet ; be as careful as 

 if you were stalking some crafty old moose through 

 the forest : and then, with a fly well thrown, if you 

 fail the fault lies not with the angler. 



I have read that different sounds have been com- 

 municated, through an instrument similar to a tele- 

 phone, to salmon in a tank. To some of these 

 music evidently hath charm, for certain tunes ap- 



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