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of frogs, and my major-domo complains that the 

 more expensive than sardines!! But then veracity 

 pels me to admit that the price of fresh sardines is 

 from 300 to 600 for an anna, say Anglice from 2 

 400 for a penny. For the present I confine my 

 Otters to frogs, as the only meat diet besides their c 

 or pap; for I lost an otter by letting them take too 

 to fish. When they are old enough to cost me no 

 anxiety in re diet I must try to find out by experi 

 whether they prefer fishes or frogs, and how mu 

 each they voluntarily eat. It is beyond a doubt 

 otters are useful, in destroying frogs, which are i 

 great eaters of fry certainly, and I think of spawn 

 but the question is whether the good they do in this 

 preponderates over the havoc they commit on fish, 

 weight of general opinion is against the otter; but 

 of that, who has not been misjudged ? He has a sta 

 friend above quoted, and he is certainly entitled ' 

 impartial trial. 



Noli mu tangere 



