. The commercial products of the sea or, : Marine contributions to food, industry and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. 364 The Commercial Products of the Sea. The average annual imports of tortoise-shell into France have been as follows :â Kilogrammes. Value in francs. In the ten years ending 1856 ... 13,389 ... 730,096 â ,, 1866 ... â¢â¢â 1,251,922 â â 1876 ... 42,30*5 â¢â¢â¢ 2,078,910 Passing now to the food uses of the turtleâM. Lacepede well remarks that one of the best presents which nature has given to the inhabitants of equatorial countries, one of the most useful pr
. The commercial products of the sea or, : Marine contributions to food, industry and art. Fisheries; Seafood; Commercial products. 364 The Commercial Products of the Sea. The average annual imports of tortoise-shell into France have been as follows :â Kilogrammes. Value in francs. In the ten years ending 1856 ... 13,389 ... 730,096 â ,, 1866 ... â¢â¢â 1,251,922 â â 1876 ... 42,30*5 â¢â¢â¢ 2,078,910 Passing now to the food uses of the turtleâM. Lacepede well remarks that one of the best presents which nature has given to the inhabitants of equatorial countries, one of the most useful products which it has deposited on the con- fines of land and water, is the turtle. The flesh of some species of marine tortoises, but particularly of the green turtle {Chelonia vddas), is in the Fig. Green or Edible turtle. greatest request as a luxury for the table, at least in England, and the animal itself is an object of commerce. The arrival of a cargo of " lively turtles " is by no means a thing of trifling importance. Of late years, the flesh is imported dried, which has placed it within the reach of general consumers. It is also salted in some quarters. AH the turtles afford a considerable quantity of oil, which is employed for various purposes. In some of the West Indian islands it supplies, when fresh, the place of butter or salad oil for culinary purposes, and it is also used for burning in lamps. Turtle would seem to have been first introduced in. 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 Simmonds, P. L. (Peter Lund), 1814-1897. New York : D. Appleton and company
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