Note 1120 — Chapter XLIII · “PLUS UN PAYS PRODUIT DES POISSONS, PLUS IL PRODUIT D’HOMMES”
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Ibid., IV. 5, v. “Tapering” according to Prof. Giles should be “very long.” To judge from representations, the rod was about six feet long, although for fresh-water turtles a stouter one of four feet was more usual.