P LA T E XXV.
A P I S H E RM A N.
H e M « s h i n e which he carries apon his- M d e p t o catch- fifc
mCOnMs rf fe¥eEaI Pfcces * ' blue calico, diAended by tranfverfe flips of
Iattan> fixed to fmafl poles, and' cqnne&ed together by firings. This is
opened iff the manner of a-fading fereen, and-the poles being planted in
the bottom o f Aanding water, it obftgd&s the paffage-of the fifh.
, The Chinefe haye various methods of caching filh. Some travellers
« J M fort o f bird, a hind o f pelican, which'-is trained for
that purpofe.
