114 Fishing in North Carolina. 



In the spring of the year vast quantities of 

 suckers are taken in traps on the falls of the 

 Pee Dee, in Richmond County, where during 

 the season all other fish than shad, are known 

 as "round" fish, and sold for little or nothing. 



I am satisfied that the sucker is entitled to 

 more weight than the authorities credit him 

 with, because I have netted many five-pounders 

 in ponds where they are not so apt to grow as 

 big as in rivers. 



I am impelled to state the fact that fish will 

 spoil quicker when exposed to moonlight, than 

 sunlight. This is curious. 



On the contrary meat will spoil quicker ex- 

 posed to simlight than moonlight. 



In dead things possibly the sun looks after 

 land inhabitants, and the moon is imdertaker 

 for the water dwellers ; an amicable and a wise 

 arrangement. 



It is said that the reason tabasco sauce is so 

 expensive is because the Mexican consumes so 

 much hot condiment during life that his body 

 literally shrivels up when dead, and the neces- 

 sary extract is therefore very costly. It is very 

 good, however, to eat with fish. 



