Excerpt from The Rod in India: Being Hints How to Obtain Sport With Remarks on the Natural History of Fish, Otters, Etc;, And Illustrations of Fish and Tackle But lest this seeming rudeness to natural his tory should scare away some that might otherwise do me the honor of at least a cursory reading, I think I had better present my letter of introduction. The following letter and the handsome accompany ing Medal, which I had the honor of receiving from the Acclimatization Society of Paris, is the best evidence that though in a humble way, I have still given some painstaking attention to the sub jcet on which I write. J 'ai l'honneur de vous informer que la Societe d'acclimatation, sur la proposition de sa Commission des recompenses, vous a decerne une medaille de la? Classe pour vos travaux de pisciculture dans l'inde. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.