108 FISH. 



important article of commerce, having been patro- 

 nised by the faculty as in a great measure a 

 curative for the sad malady " Consumption," 

 which annually carries off so many in this coun- 

 try. An account of the mode of preparation will 

 be found in the first part of this work. 



On the 10th of June, 1862, a letter appeared 

 in the 'Times/ from F. R. Dawson, Esq., of 

 "Westray, in which he speaks of the vast amount 

 of cod and other fish caught on the wonderful 

 new fishing " in 140 fathoms of water. The fish 

 caught were twice as large and more numerous 

 than the Iceland cod-fish, and so numerous that 

 the line was no sooner overboard than a fish was 

 hooked. One boat, the 'Edy/ after being five or 

 six days on the ground with a crew of three men 

 and six apprentice boys, caught just eighteen 

 tons of fish, and reported that some vessels were 

 hauling in 1200 cod a day, some of the fish weigh- 

 ing upwards of twenty-eight pounds ; sharks were 

 also very numerous and large: another vessel, 

 with only eight lines, caught 107 score of fish in 

 three days. One great, and certainly just cause 

 of complaint is, that the fishermen throw over- 

 board the heads, bones, and intestines of the cod 



