too THE DOLPHIN—ICHTHYOPHAGI—THE TUNNY 
now, finds ample recognition by writers separated over two 
thousand years (such as Aristotle and Apostolides), and in 
its current title of ‘‘ The Manna of the Mediterranean.” 
It is curious that the first two fish, the Dolphin and Tunny, 
on which I have occasion to comment because of the chrono- 
logical sequence of Hesiod and Herodotus, should have greater 
CUTTING UP THE TUNNY. 
From Gerhard, Aus. Vas., Pl. 316, 2. 
attention paid them and should occupy more space in ancient 
writers than any other. 
The reasons, however, are very dissimilar. 
The Dolphin by its engaging habits of aidfulness and of 
comradeship—to it scarcely anything human seems alien— 
evoked gratitude and liking. The Tunny, apart from the 
wonder awakened by its multitudes and migrations, compelled 
an economic interest from its food-producing quantities and 
qualities. Rhode has excellently summarised the dissemblance : 
