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fined to her bed. As the writer has since heard 

 of another instance of similar effects being produ- 

 ced from eating this fish, there is no doubt as to 

 the cause which produced it. The effects were 

 visible a few minutes after the fish was eaten." 



The mackerel, with all its beauty, is decidedly 

 stupid, in many respects. A red rag, or a bit of 

 paper tied to the hook and rapidly trailed from a 

 boat, affords delightful sport. We actually won^ 

 der that the worshippers at the shrine of honest 

 Izaak Walton, who cannot angle for trout in the 

 ocean, do not turn their attention to mackerel 

 chases in our beautiful harbors. 



GEN. THYNNUS. 



Tunny, — Scomber Thynnus. Occasionally 

 the tunny is taken in baiting other more common 

 fish. They do not run in shoals, on this coast. 

 Sometimes they have been seen ten feet in length, 

 but on this shore they oftener fall short of two 

 feet, than exceed it. They may be known by a 

 hissing, or cutting of the dorsal fin through the 

 water, while running with great swiftness. They 

 sometimes pursue the mackerel, which they de- 

 vour voraciously. 



Tn this place they are not frequently eaten, 

 being so scarce that their quality, as food, is 

 not commonly known. Pliny, the naturalist, 



