THE TROUT. . 167 



Different species of Salmon come in so great 

 abundance up the rivers of Kamtschatka as to force 

 the water before them, and even to dam up the 

 streams in such a manner as sometimes to make them 

 overflow their banks. In this case, when the water 

 finds a passage, such multitudes are left on the dry 

 ground as would, were it not for the violent winds 

 •so prevalent in that country, assisted by the bears 

 and dogs, soon produce a stench sufficiently great 

 to cause a pestilence *. 



Salmon are said to have an aversion to any thing 

 red, so that the fishermen are generally careful not 

 to wear jackets or caps of that colour. Pontoppi- 

 dan says also that they have so great a dislike to 

 carrion that, if any happens to be thrown into 

 the places where they are, they immediately for- 

 sake them : the Norwegian remedy for this, and it 

 is looked upon by the inhabitants as an effectual 

 one, is to throw into the water a lighted torch f. 



THE TROUT J. 



THE Trout, although a very delicate, and at pre- 

 sent well known fish, was in no esteem among the 

 ancients. It abounded in most of the lakes of the 

 Roman empire, yet is only mentioned by writers on 

 account of its beautiful colours. 



In some rivers Trouts begin to spawn in October; 



* Penn. Introd. to Arct. Zool. p. cxxiii. 



+ Pontoppidan, part ii. 133. 



% Synonyms. Salmo i'ario. Linn. Salar of the ancient writers. 



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