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different. Salmon after salmon springs out, 



lands on his tail against the falling water 



just below the brim of the falls, and then ^fiere ffje 



plunges up and over, as his tail, like a bent Dc **'"'"* *JW"P 



spring, recoils from under him. 



Now throw a stone or two into the falls, 

 just where that last salmon struck. There ! 

 you hit it with a big one ; and in a flash you 

 see and hear that the A 2et of falling water 

 is thinnest there, and that the face of the 

 rock lies close beneath. Here is a suggestion 

 which may explain why and how the salmon 

 jump. 



Down on the still reaches of the river they 

 jump continually, especially in the late after- 

 noon. That is partly for fun and play, no 

 doubt; but it is also for practice, to accus- 

 tom themselves to high jumps, and to learn 

 how to land on head or tail as they please. 

 Here under the falls they jump out of water, 

 and again hold their heads above the foam, 

 as you see them, to study the place and see 

 where they must strike in order to succeed. 

 There to the left is a spot where the falls are 

 a foot lower than the average; but though 



