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NATURAL HISTORY. 
their progress to the American shore, every bay and 
creek of which they fill. Hence they proceed to 
Newfoundland, and finally return to their polar hab- 
itations. 
80. Herrings are caught in great abundance in 
nets in the night. After the nets are hauled, the 
fish are thrown upon the deck of the vessel ; they 
are then put in brine for twenty-four hours, when 
they are taken out, and strung by the gills on little 
wooden spits. 
81. They are then hung in a chimney formed to 
receive them, where they remain, over a fire of 
brushwood, till sufficiently smoked and dried, when 
they are packed in barrels for carriage. 
THE SEA-PORCUPINE. 
82. This fish, which takes its name from its be- 
ing armed with spines, varies, in dimensions, from 
the size of a foot-ball to that of a bushel. When 
enraged, it can blow up its body as round as a blad- 
der, by means of a sort of air bag in its interior. 
83. The Sea-Porcupine is found near the shores 
of Japan, in the Red Sea, and on the coasts of 
America. He is here known also by the name of 
Goad-Jish . 
How are Herrings taken and prepared for market 1 
Why is the Sea-Porcupine so called ? Where is it found ? 
