112 OBSERVATION 



unable to feed upon it in this state, it will 

 of course become putrid, and the pond, in- 

 stead of that cleanlinefs, ancf purity, so es- 

 sential to the preservation of the fish, and 

 which constitutes the principal enjoyment 

 of the owner, will in a short time, resemble 

 the offensive slaughter house of a carcase 

 butcher. 



The best food for carp and tench, (exclu- 

 sive of what they obtain in a natural way) 

 is corn of all sorts boiled, till it is soft, 

 crusts of bread, cut into small pieces, and 

 soaked in milk or water, and coarse flour 

 made into paste. Great care must be taken 

 not to give them more at a time than they 

 can soon consume, and whatever food is 

 thrown in, should be distributed in small 

 quantities in various parts of the pond, and 

 more particularly in those places difficult of 

 accefs to poachers. The reader will pardon 

 this long digression.- I return to the subject 

 of baits. 



Boiled wheat and malt > must be simmer- 



