The history of esculent fish . of the pond to be fed, and fwallowed! with ( io ) with eafc a piece of bread half the fize of a halfpenny fhould be well fupplied with water during the winter;and when they are covered with ice, holes fhould be opened-every day ,for the admiflion of frefli air, through want ofwhich, Carps frequently perifh. Carp are fometimes fed,during the colder feafon, in a cellar: the fifh is wrapped upin a quantity of wet mofs laid on a piece of a net, and thenlaid in to a purfe; but in fuch a manner, however, to ad-mit of the fifh breathing: the net is then plung
The history of esculent fish . of the pond to be fed, and fwallowed! with ( io ) with eafc a piece of bread half the fize of a halfpenny fhould be well fupplied with water during the winter;and when they are covered with ice, holes fhould be opened-every day ,for the admiflion of frefli air, through want ofwhich, Carps frequently perifh. Carp are fometimes fed,during the colder feafon, in a cellar: the fifh is wrapped upin a quantity of wet mofs laid on a piece of a net, and thenlaid in to a purfe; but in fuch a manner, however, to ad-mit of the fifh breathing: the net is then plunged into water,and hung up to the ceiling of the cellar: the dipping muft atfirft be repeated every three or four hours, but, afterwards,it need be plunged into the water only once in fix or {evenhours: bread foaked in milk is fometimes given him in fmallquantities; in a ihort time, the fifli will bear more, andgrow fat by this treatment. Many have been kept alive,breathing nothing but air in this way, feveral fucceilive Tk
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