Books and other items printed in Gaelic from 1841 to 1870 > Seol air an glacar agus an gréidhear an sgadan, agus air an gréidhear an trosg, an langa, a traille, agus am falmair

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the barrels on board, and to stow every barrel bung up¬
wards, without the use of a crow-bar.
The superiority of Dutch cured Herrings arises chiefly
from scrupulous attention being given to the different di¬
rections which have been detailed in this Treatise, and
in a great degree also to Lisbon or Saint Ube’s salt only
being used in their cure, as well as to their being packed
into oak barrels alone, whilst ours are cured with Liver¬
pool salt, and packed into barrels made of birch or alder.
As it is extremely desirable, and very much for the in¬
terest of fishermen, and all parties concerned in the Her¬
ring fisheries, that the practice of taking Herring fry, or
undersized Herrings, should be put an end to, each fish¬
erman should hold it to be his duty to aid the Board of
British Fisheries in stopping it. It is chiefly under the
pretence of taking Sprats or Garvies that this destructive
practice is pursued. It is therefore important that the dis¬
tinguishing marks of the Young Herring,and the Garvie
or Sprat, should be so generally known as to be rendered
familiar to all. These have been described by Mr. James
Wilson of Woodville, the well known naturalist, in a
communication made to the Secretary of the Board, from
which the following is extracted :—
“ \st. The first character to which I would direct your
attention, is one which is so distinguishable by touch as
well as sight, that it would be quite easy by means of it
to divide into two separate portions the largest and most
intermingled mass of these fishes, even in total darkness.
I refer to the jagged or spiny edging which prevails along
the lower outline of the Sprat or Garvie, almost all the
way from throat to tail. This character is scarcely at all
perceptible in the true Herring. It is slightly developed
in the fry, but soon disappears. It seems never absent
in the Garvie, but grows with its growth, and presents so