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that his propulsive power is equal in proportion to that of 
the bluefish, and so are his teeth. The foot or hand of a man 
would stand no chance in the jaws of this monster delicacy. 
Talk of the bad reputation of the Silerus glanis of the Dan- 
ube because portions of human bodies have been found in 
their stomachs! the horse mackerel would make nothing of 
chopping up both man and fish. This is not a fish for the 
troll, or the rod and reel; for it is as strong in proportion to 
its weight as the bluefish, and it would trouble an angler to 
kill a thirty-pound bluetish, or even take him in by trolling. 
But sailing for horse mackerel is rare sport; and I would ad- 
vise those about New Bedford and Martha’s Vineyard, who 
delight so much in sailing for and harpooning swordfish, to 
sail down about Nantucket for horse mackerel, where they 
are comparatively numerous. 
To conclude: Having presented the best samples of the 
coast and estuaries for affording sport by the recreative art 
of angling, I will postpone for the present the description of 
those commercial fishes which belong of right to the harpoon, 
the net, and the hand-line. 
Pale student, who consumes the night 
With learned vigils till the light ; 
Merchant, who toils in city street 
Through all the summer’s fervid heat ; 
All ye tired sons of gold and gain, 
Turn from your weary tasks of pain, 
And haste to wood, and bay, and stream, 
Where health, and joy, and sunshine beam. 
