 | Wernerian Natural History Society, Edinburgh - 1838 - 664 pages
...sturgeon, the Iceland fishermen prepare large quantities of it, which in England sells for a high price ; the head in the places where the. cod is taken, supplies...general are given to their cattle by the Icelanders. The lens are made into necklaces for children, and the ear-bones are often found in the possession... | |
 | James Glass Bertram - 1865 - 578 pages
...! Cuvier tells us that " almost all the parts of the cod are adapted for the nourishment of man and animals, or for some other purposes of domestic economy....purpose of producing a greater proportion of milk. The vertebra, the ribs, and the bones in general, are given to their cattle by the Icelanders, and by the... | |
 | James Glass Bertram - 1869 - 550 pages
...whether fresh or salted, is a great delicacy ; the gills are careI'ully preserved, to be employed us baits in fishing ; the liver, which is large and good...purpose of producing a greater proportion of milk. The vertebne, the ribs, and the bones in general, are given to their cattle by the Icelanders, and by the... | |
 | James Glass Bertram - 1873 - 370 pages
...! Cuvier tells us that " almost all the parts of the cod are adapted for the nourishment of man and animals, or for some other purposes of domestic economy....purpose of producing a greater proportion of milk. The vertebrse, the ribs,*and the bones in general, are given to their cattle by the Icelanders, and by... | |
 | Half hours - 1875 - 360 pages
...and his family with food. The Norwegians, on whose coast the cod is very abundant, give it together with marine plants to their cows, for the purpose of producing a greater quantity of milk. In Iceland the bones afford nourishing food for cattle, and the people of Kamschatka... | |
 | Robert Hamilton - 1876 - 586 pages
...the parts of the Cod are adapted for the nourishment of man and animals, or for some other purpose of domestic economy. The tongue, for instance, whether...vertebrae, the ribs, and the bones in general, are given to the'r cattle by the Icelanders, and by the Kamtschatdales to their dogs. These same parts, properly... | |
 | Treasures - 1876 - 742 pages
...swimming-bladder furnishes an isinglass not inferior to that yielded by the sturgeon ; the head, in places where the cod is taken, supplies the fishermen...with marine plants to their cows, for the purpose of stimulating a greater production of milk. The vertebrse, the ribs, and the bones in general are given... | |
 | Mary Elizabeth Beck - 1878 - 280 pages
...fishing ; the liver, which is large and good for eating, also furnishes an enormous quantity of oil, an excellent substitute for that of the whale, and...purpose of producing a greater proportion of milk. 1 The Country. The vertebrae, and the bones in general, are given by the Icelanders to their cattle... | |
 | 1907 - 794 pages
...in scrofulous complaints and pulmonary consumption. "The Norwegians," says Cuvier, "give cod heads with marine plants to their cows for the purpose of producing a greater proportion of milk. The vertébrée, the ribs, and the bones in general are given to their cattle by the Icelanders, and by... | |
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... baits in fishing ; the liver, which is large and good for eating, also furnishes an enormous quantity of oil, which is an excellent substitute for that of the whale, and applicable to all the same purposes ; the swimming-bladder furnishes an isinglass... 