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pond of salt water, in which he kept these fish. Orpheus himself conld do 

 little more. 



Every muffin-boy personates Orpheus ; for when he rings violently, the 

 curs all run to him and begin to howl. Many dogs do this at the sound of 

 church-bells also. 



As regards the flame with the bell, we have heard of burning the water 

 for large fish, which is done on the same principle. 



The other figure in the lithograph carries in his hand a birding-piece, 

 which, Mrs. Ford tells Falstaff^, was always discharged up the chimney. 

 Mr. Harting, in ' Ornithology of Shakespeare' (p. 165), has an illustration 

 of such a gun. 



With respect to the effect of light on birds, Mr. H. Stevenson, in ' Birds 

 of Norfolk,' vol. ii. p. 77, says, " Netting Dotterel was a source of profit to 

 the fowler," and in a note — '' For the old method of taking Dotterel by night, 

 with a net and lanthorn, see ' The Wild-Fowler,' by H. C. Folkard." Also 

 (p. 84, note), from Camden's 'Britannia' (Holland's translation, 1637— the 

 same passage occurring as well in the Latin edition, 1607) : — " Dotterels, so 

 named of their dotish foolishnesse, which being a kind of birds as it were of 

 an apish kinde, ready to imitate what they see done, are caught by candle- 

 light according to fowler's gesture." 



In the same way the Lark-glass produces its effects ; for it is only when 

 the sun shines upon it, that it attracts the birds (cf. Ornith. Misc. vol. i. 

 p. 89). 



In the present day there are four kinds of nets used in Sussex, The 

 drag-net, for dragging the stubbles &c. at night, is too well known to need 



