THE FOURTH DAY. 



(Contimied.) 



CHAPTER X. 



OBSERVATIONS OF THE BREAM, AND DIRECTIONS TO CATCH HIM. 



Pise. THE Bream, being at a full growth, is a large and 

 stately fish. He will breed both in rivers and ponds ; 

 but loves best to live in ponds, and where, if he likes the 

 water and air, he will grow not only to be very large, but as 

 fat as a hog. He is by Gesuer taken to be more pleasant, 

 or sweet, than wholesome : this fish is long in growing, 

 but breeds exceedingly in a water that pleases him ; yea, in 

 many ponds so fast, as to over-store them, and starve the 

 other fish. 



He is very broad with a forked tail, and his scales set in 

 excellent order : he hath large eyes, and a narrow sucking 

 mouth ; he hath two sets of teeth, and a lozenge-like bone, 

 a bone to help his grinding. 1 The melter is observed to 

 have two large melts, and the female two large bags of eggs 

 or spawn. 





1 Fish do not grind their food, but swallow it whole. ED. 



