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faint, go in with him, and support his head against the 

 stream till he swims away of himself. If there are many 

 fish, keep them till wanted in the water in a large hoop, 

 or, as I call it, a " crinoline " net. This net can easily be 

 made with two common hoops, as used by boys, and a 

 bit of spare netting. 



I am afraid Mr. Colam and the Cruelty to Animals So- 

 ciety may be down on me for my suggestions on marking 

 fish; but I really do not think the cold-blooded, scale- 

 wearing fish can possibly have an acute sensation of pain. 

 Besides which, even suppose it was cruel to mark fish, 

 the operations are done in the cause of science, and for the 

 advancement of general knowledge of the habits of the 

 salmon. 



October 20, 1870. 



