Doux. AVE MARIA. Ave Maria! Car voi-ci l'heure sainte La cloche son nid d'oi-seau; Ave Maria! Car voi ci l'heure 286 UN CANADIEN ERRANT. Des pays étran-gers Parcourait en pleurant Des pays étrangers. Un jour, triste et pensif Assis au bord des flots, Au courant fugitif Il addressait ces mots : "Si tu vois mon pays, Mon pays malheureux, Que je me souviens d'eux. "Pour jamais separé Des amis de mon cœur, Je mourrai de doleur. Loin de mes chers parens, Je passe dans des pleurs D'infortunés moments." APPENDIX. I. The Decrease, Restoration and Preservation of Salmon in Canada. By the REV. WILLIAM AGAR ADAMSON, D.C.L. BRILLAT SAVARIN, in his "Physiologie du Gout," asserts that the man who discovers a new dish does more for the happiness of the human race than he who discovered the Georgium Sidus. If this be true, then he who could devise means for the preservation and increase of an old, wholesome, and highly coveted article of food would not labour in vain, nor would, I imagine, his endeavours be despised by the members of the Canadian Institute, however humble his abilities, and however unskilled he might be in scientific lore. Actuated by this belief, as well as desirous to respond to the demand for co-operation among the members of the Canadian Institute, I would venture now to give some notes upon the decrease, restoration and preservation of the Salmon (Salmo Salar) in Canada.* It is unnecessary to magnify the importance of this fish as an economic production, or as an article of commerce. As food it is beyond comparison the most valuable of fresh water fish, both on account of the delicacy of its flavour, and the numbers in which it can be supplied. By prudence, a little exertion, and a very small expense now, it may not only be rendered cheap and acces * This valuable paper was first prepared for the Canadian Institute.-J.E.A. |