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3. Tinea ; 4. Gobio ; 5. Brama; 6. Rutilus; 7- 

 Leuciscus; 8. Cephalus ; 9. Alburnus; 10. Aural us. 

 Q. Describe the Carpio ? 

 A. Cyprinus Carpio, or the Carp, is by no 

 means an original inhabitant of this country, but 

 was introduced by Leonard Maschal in the year 

 1511 ; it chiefly abounds in the rivers and lakes 

 of Polish Prussia, where it grows to an enormous 

 size, and is sent in well-boats to Sweden and Rus- 

 sia ; the Polish nobility draw a considerable re- 

 venue from this commerce. 



Q, What is remarkable in the Carp ? 

 A. The Carp is a very long-lived fish, and very 

 prolific. It is likewise so extremely cunning as to 

 have obtained the appellation of the river Fox ; it 

 will sometimes leap over the nets of the fishermen, 

 and at others bury itself so deep in the mud as to 

 let the net pass over it. 



Q. Will not the Carp live a long time out of 

 the water > 



A. Yes, and even grow fat ; the experiment may 

 be thus tried : put a carp, with a quantity of wet 

 moss, into a net, plunge it into water and hang it 

 up to the ceiling of a cellar ; repeat the dipping, 

 at first every three or four hours, afterwards once 

 in six or seven hours will do. Feed the fish with 



Prolific, a. fruitful, producing many young. 



