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included it, without the utmoft Confufioh and Sur- 
prize 5 but at laft, by gentle Ufage, and a little Art, 
it grew fo tame, that if I came but in Sight , 
would be fure to be of the fame Side of the Glaft 
I was on, and there lie gazing at me until I was 
weary of obferving of it. 
I very often took the Opportunity of looking 
upon this Fifh by Candle-light, which i always 
thought it took great Pleafure in. 
In the before-mention'd Month of September 
1744, I likewife put a Ruff] about three Inches in 
Length, into another Glafs, which held about three 
Quarts. This Fifh at firfl appeared mighty referv’d, 
and would not eat any thing, or fuffer me to come 
nigh it, for feveral Days 5 but, in a very fhort time* 
all-powerful Hunger affifted me to make it fo tame, 
as is fcarce believable. 
Tho* my Dace found, amongft the minute Ant- 
malcula , the little Inhabitants of our River -Water, 
enough to fubfift upon, this Ruff found nothing by 
which it could fatisfy the Calls of Nature ; fo, of 
confequence, was compell’d to take what I provided 
for ir, and in what particular Manner I was pleafed 
to give it. 
After this Method did I bring it to be fo tame, 
that it would not only eat fmall Worms I threw into 
the Glafs for it, but would alfo take them out of 
my Hands, or of a Quill, juft as I thought proper to 
give it them: Nay it would even rife out above the 
Water for its Prey : Which is quite contrary to the 
Way this kind of Fifh takes its Food. And, at laft, 
it would come to my Hand whenever I put it into 
the Glafs, and fuffer me to handle it, 
D But, 
