History of Wonderful FishesChristopher Bentham, 1823 - 181 pages |
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Page 54
... pearl fisheries of South America , every Negro , in order to defend himself against these animals , carries with him into the water a sharp knife , which , if the fish offers to assault him , he endeavours to strike into its belly ; on ...
... pearl fisheries of South America , every Negro , in order to defend himself against these animals , carries with him into the water a sharp knife , which , if the fish offers to assault him , he endeavours to strike into its belly ; on ...
Page 119
... pearl colour , and that quits its shell but rarely . This shell outwardly resembles that of a large snail , but is generally six or eight inches across within , it is divided into forty partitions , that communicate with each other by ...
... pearl colour , and that quits its shell but rarely . This shell outwardly resembles that of a large snail , but is generally six or eight inches across within , it is divided into forty partitions , that communicate with each other by ...
Page 165
... pearls are procured ; we shall , therefore , first mention , where the pearl fisheries are carried on , and afterwards give a descrip- tion of the manner in which the oysters that contain pearls are taken . All oysters , and most shell ...
... pearls are procured ; we shall , therefore , first mention , where the pearl fisheries are carried on , and afterwards give a descrip- tion of the manner in which the oysters that contain pearls are taken . All oysters , and most shell ...
Page 166
... pearls are white , others are yellowish , others of a lead colour ; and some affirm they have been found as black as jet . What it is that gives these different tinctures to pearls is not known . The best coloured pearls and the ...
... pearls are white , others are yellowish , others of a lead colour ; and some affirm they have been found as black as jet . What it is that gives these different tinctures to pearls is not known . The best coloured pearls and the ...
Page 167
... pearls , or rather the oysters that contain them , in boats twenty - eight feet long ; and of these , there are sometimes three or four hundred at a time , with each seven or eight stones , which serve for an- chors . There are from ...
... pearls , or rather the oysters that contain them , in boats twenty - eight feet long ; and of these , there are sometimes three or four hundred at a time , with each seven or eight stones , which serve for an- chors . There are from ...
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animal appear bait Barnacle Goose belly blubber boats body bottom Cachalot caught claws coast colour covered crab creature danger deep devour diving Dolphin Eels eggs eight Electrical Eel encrease enemies fastened feet in length fins fish fisheries fishermen five flesh frequently furnished Goose Barnacle Grampus Greenland grow habitation harpoon head holes Holibut hooks hundred inches inhabitants kind lines lobster Mackerel manner miles motion mouth muscles Nautilus nets nippers numbers ocean oysters pearls pieces pilchard ponds porpoise pounds pounds weight prey pursue quadruped quantity resembles retreats rivers rocks sail Salmon salt sand scarcely season seems seen seize seldom Shark shell Shetland Isles ship shoals shore side skin sometimes soon spawn spermaceti stomach Sturgeon substance Sucking-fish surface swim Sword-fish tail taken teeth three or four throw tide tribe Turbot usually voracity weather Whale White Shark whole young