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(1789) [MARC] Author: Matthew Consett
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LUA aa ANS BD, 61

amufement this learned Profeffor had taught a fwarm of
Bees to hunt, and even to kill, mice. It isimpoflible to
fay how far the minds of the ignorant may be impoled
upon. It is not perhaps many centuries ago that this flory
would have found Believers even in England,

We walked in the evening to the fide of the river to fee
the Finlanders draw their nets at the Salmon Filhery.
They form an Enclofure with, Poles. driven down in. the
water, the length of which is three hundred yards, the

breadth one hundred, with only one entrance for the Sal-
‘mon. Every two hours they draw their net and generally
catch about forty or fifty Salmon at atime. The inhabi-
tants of this place pickle and falt it in barrels and export
it from hence to all parts of Sweden. — A large qu nity is-
fmoked and dried, and fold very cheap. Our Landlord the
fame evening bought a Jarge Salmonthat weighed twen-
ty-one pounds for ninedollarscopper about half a crown)
‘The Pike isa fifh very abundant at Tornao, andin Juapland,
Thele alfo are dried by the natives and fold to the, mer-

chants for exportation, . But of all the fifh which. their
"water

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