Show FISHING WITH BIRDS I IThe j Ij The Chinaman mn Uses Use to Catch His ma Prey said and When out Oat F Far r Turtles He ae Makes the Sucking Fish Do His ma W Work rk I In this country the fisherman Is a aman I Iman man who uses hOok and line or the thenet thenet net in followIng his profession and folks would stare with wonder to see him start off with a flock of birds to I help in catching fish Yet this is done in China There the Chinaman ma may be seen in his sampan surrounded by cor I r T n t tI I i I I I I I 7 I t I CATCHING F PISE B WITH BIRDS which hava hav been trained to dash into the water at his order seize the fish and bring them to the boat Should a cormorant capture a fish too loo large for it to carry alone one of its companions will go to its assistance and I together they will bring it in If the Chinaman wishes to catch tur turtles tIes he will do so with the aid of a or remora This fish has hason hason on top of its head a long disc or suck sucker er by whIch it attaches itself beneath moving objects such as sharks whales and the bottoms of ships rather than make the effort necessary to Independent independent dent movement The fisherman fastens the remora to toa toa a long cord tied toa to a brass ring about Its tail and when he reaches the turtle ground puts care to fo keep the bottom of the boat When a turtle passes near the remora darts b beneath neath him and fastens to his shell Struggle as he will the turtle cannot loosen the grip of the sucker and the Chinaman has only to haul in inon on the line Une bring the turtle up to the boat and take him aboard |