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«ras Lofd EUon, wbo also examined die ke^>er in mj presence 

 as to the drcomstanceS) wbose account again was confirmed in 

 eveiy respect by the conoboiative testimonf of Mc Didcson, 

 one of Lnd £2dan's stewards, ygho nas cognisant of all the 

 £ictsof tfaecase;, and vas also pieseitt and saw due, fish we^^ied 

 wnen cai^mtp 



The ooty outlet to die pood is a small dram at one end up 

 which nod^i^ could practicalif pass, eiea if dieie woe anjr 

 trodt streams at hand whh whidi it ooold be supposed to com- 

 manicate. 



It vaxf be mentfoned that the wehht of the troTit at the end 

 of die fiist year was from a qtiarter of a pound to half a pound. 



In the 'New Sporting Ms^iazine' an intexestiz^expeximent 

 in tnxit growth was cfanmided. The pcogressive we^^ of a 

 female fish, r^nladf fed and we^b^ donng six coasecotiTe 

 years, were as fi^Iows : 



At the end of the ax years the fish being observed to be 

 fidHi^ cS in ookxir and condition was kiBed, whra it was 

 fixmd to w^i less by 4 oz. than it had done ax months 

 pnetioct^. 



The advent of die May fiy gives die a^ial kx the canuval 

 of die trout to b^^i, and they may be seen almost wMi their 

 noses out c^ water tying in wait to gnlp down die snccnlent 

 mocsds wfaidi die stream fioats over diemi It se«i^ diere- 

 fere^ diat the Uiss ascribed by the poet to oar 



... |mii<wl popeface 

 That fire in fidds and lead ambros^ lives 



!s not widiODt its allay&. 



The wxacx^ of trout when in puiMiil of ist fiituifeile fiiod 

 sometimes leads to cnrioas results. Dc GiQespe onoe sanr a 



