Show long name small fisli the smallest animal in the world is a fish it was discovered in buhl a mountain lake in the island of luzon in the philippines tha tiny creature has tv names out of al pro portion to its size the one given it by the natives Is sina and doubt less tas some significance ia the lan guage of the bacols the natives living in the lake region the name Is mst and means the smallest floh inhabiting lu zon the largest of the species measures but halt an inch in length and the smallest not than one fifth of an inch it would take about 6 of them to weigh a pound fortunately for the fishmonger of luzod the sina is not sold by the dozen or even by the hundred they are meas ared by the quart small as the fish is it forms an im food staple even in a country so ach tn these products the appearance pe arance of the native flah dealer with his bast et of Is hailed with delight by the soldiers as well the nii pinos net Is fine enough no hook Is small enough to catch these fish the natives have solved the problem by using a finely woven cloth as a net and in this way gather in thousands at one swoop when preparing them to eat they a e first drained in a basket next they aro mixed with pepper and other spices made into cal es and laid upon leaves in the sun where they soon dry then they are ready to be eaten the natives count them a great delicacy and say that they possess a flavor quite their own and very dis lve they are never cooked as this seems to dry up all the goodness in them and deprives them of their flavor leaving them tasteless and un palatable london mall |