Excerpt from British Zoology, Vol. 3: Class III. Reptiles; IV. FishHad I followed Linear, and included the Cartilaginous Fifh in this clals, there would have been ample room for panegyric, for it is very doubtful whether any are pernicious; hot the ufes of many, either as food or for mechanical purpofes, were never quefiioned.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.