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large size, which are generally moist, or coarse, and of an ill flavour. 
The Trout varies in excellence, according to the qualities of the 
waters they inhabit, and the nature of their food : one sort, which 
is found at the source of the Orbe, in the Canton of Berne, is cele- 
brated for the delicious flavour it acquires from subsisting chiefly on 
Crabs, and other crustaceous animals ; — those of the purest mountain 
streams are also preferred to such as are found in swampy places in 
the low lands, or in still waters. The fisheries of the Trout are 
under the cognizance of the laws in most countries; in England, the 
Trout is regarded as private property, and protected by penal statutes. 
In Germany the laws are very severe, those who take the Trout 
unlawfully being punished with imprisonment, and in some of the 
provinces even with the loss of a hand. In the kingdom of Congo, 
where, according to Bloch, the Trout is also found, the like offence 
is punishable with death. 
The first dorsal fin in the common Trout usually contains about 
eleven rays; pectoral fin thirteen; ventral fin nine; anal fin nine; 
and tail twenty-five. 
