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balism ; but it is urged, and as I think justly, that he 

 is ' less of a cannibal ' than Fario. This, however, 

 does not mark Fario as the possessor of a larger share 

 of original sin. The fact is that rainbow has the 

 smaller mouth. 



As regards flavour and firmness of flesh, it is giving 

 Irideus very high praise to say that under favourable 

 conditions he is not outdone even by his British 

 cousins. 



CONCLUSION 



In conclusion let me give one or two words of 

 advice to the beginner. 



Fish culture is a practical science. Diligent study 

 of the best books will yield much useful information, 

 but it is by personal experience alone that you will 

 be enabled to apply successfully the knowledge 

 acquired by reading and to achieve good results. 



Be content therefore with small and inexpensive 

 beginnings, and be prepared to learn not only from 

 your successes, but from your failures. Fish culture 

 is no exception to the rule that the more trouble you 

 take the larger will be your measure of success ; but 

 the converse does not hold good : if you take little 

 trouble in trout breeding, you will meet, not with little 

 success, but more probably with complete failure. 



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