. A System of natural history : containing scientifci [sic] and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . ntain-ous countries. In Lapland, where it is very common, the inhabitants useits entrails, instead of rennet, to make their cheese from the milk of therein-deer. The stomach is so hard and thick, that to the touch it appears likecartilage. The largest that has been heard of was taken near Ludlow; itwas half a yard long, and weighed four pounds six ounces. The ancientsbelieved that the oil from them would obliterate freckles and small poxmarks. Osmerus e
. A System of natural history : containing scientifci [sic] and popular descriptions of man, quadrupeds, birds, fishes, reptiles and insects . ntain-ous countries. In Lapland, where it is very common, the inhabitants useits entrails, instead of rennet, to make their cheese from the milk of therein-deer. The stomach is so hard and thick, that to the touch it appears likecartilage. The largest that has been heard of was taken near Ludlow; itwas half a yard long, and weighed four pounds six ounces. The ancientsbelieved that the oil from them would obliterate freckles and small poxmarks. Osmerus epcrlanus, Cuv. The characteristics of this genus are the mouth at the ex-tremity of the snout; head compressed; scales scarcely visible ; two dorsal fins; tworows of scattered teeth on each palatine bone ; bronchial membrane with eight rays. ~ 2 Cnrc,!^onvs thymallus, Cuv. This senus has the mouth at the extremity of the snout,very little cleft; head compressed ; scales large ; two dorsal fins, of which the second isadipose, and without rays ; bronchial membrane with seven or eight rays ; teeth small. 732 PISCES—HERRING. THE The common herring is distinguished from the other fish of the sametribe, by the projection of the lower jaw, which is curved, and by havingseventeen rays in the ventral fin. The head and mouth are small, thetongue short, pointed, and armed with teeth; the covers of the gills general-ly have a violet or red spot, that disappears soon after the death of the fish,which survives a very short time, when taken out of its natural element. Of all the migrating fish, the herring and the pilchard take the most ad-venturous voyages. Herrings are found in the greatest abundance in thehighest northern latitudes. In those inaccessible seas, that are covered withice for a great part of the year, the herring and pilcliard find a quiet andsure retreat from all their numerous enemies ; thither neither man, nor theirstill more destructive enemy, the fin-fish, or
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