. Animal life. Zoology. THE WELFARE OF THE RACE 203 the young hatch they find themselves drifting into a populous shore-water from which they may gather food without stint; and if on the journey haddock and wolf-fish have fallen upon them, their vast array will endure many such attacks without serious loss. These losses are, indeed, foreseen. At the outset a single. Fig. 37.—Eggs of the Herring fixed to seaweed. [From a specimen in the Manchester Miiseiim.) family would number perhaps half a million, and if all were to survive the sea would in a few years be a quivering host of one prolific fi
. Animal life. Zoology. THE WELFARE OF THE RACE 203 the young hatch they find themselves drifting into a populous shore-water from which they may gather food without stint; and if on the journey haddock and wolf-fish have fallen upon them, their vast array will endure many such attacks without serious loss. These losses are, indeed, foreseen. At the outset a single. Fig. 37.—Eggs of the Herring fixed to seaweed. [From a specimen in the Manchester Miiseiim.) family would number perhaps half a million, and if all were to survive the sea would in a few years be a quivering host of one prolific fish. But the chances of the road remove battalions silently, and still leave enough for there to be not only as good, but, fishing apart, as 'many fish in the sea as ever our histories. 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 Gamble, F. W. (Frederick William), 1869-1926. New York, E. P. Dutton & Company
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