. Elementary biology, animal and human. Biology. FISHES 143 salmon was once very abundant, but is gradually diminishing in numbers for reasons that will be mentioned later (110). " The salmon were made for the millions. The Siwash Indian eats them fresh in summer, dries them, or later on freezes them, for himself and his dogs in winter. The epicure pays for having the fresh fish shipped in ice to his table, wherever that table may happen to be. In mid-ocean, the great American canned salmon is often the best and only fish afloat. In the jungles of the Far East, in the frontier. Fig. 107.
. Elementary biology, animal and human. Biology. FISHES 143 salmon was once very abundant, but is gradually diminishing in numbers for reasons that will be mentioned later (110). " The salmon were made for the millions. The Siwash Indian eats them fresh in summer, dries them, or later on freezes them, for himself and his dogs in winter. The epicure pays for having the fresh fish shipped in ice to his table, wherever that table may happen to be. In mid-ocean, the great American canned salmon is often the best and only fish afloat. In the jungles of the Far East, in the frontier. Fig. 107. — I'he Salmon. (Jordan and Evermann. Courtesy of Doubleday, Page & Co.) bazaar of the enterprising Chinese trader, it' bobs up serenely' to greet and cheer the lonesome white man who is far from home and meat markets. Even in the wilds of Borneo its name is known and respected; and he who goes beyond the last empty salmon tin, truly goes beyond the pale of civilization. The diffusion of knowledge among men is not much greater than the diffusion of canned salmon; and the farther Americans travel from home, the more they re- joice that it follows the flag. " The common salmon of Europe, and also of Labrador and New England, was accounted a wonderful fish both for sport and for the table, until the discovery of the salmon. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Peabody, James Edward, b. 1869; Hunt, Arthur Ellsworth, joint author. New York, The Macmillan company
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