Democratic Sentinel, Volume 6, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 November 1882 — Habits of the Codfish. [ARTICLE]

Habits of the Codfish.

A correspondent of the New York Post says that the codfish frequents “the tablelands of the sea.” The codfish no doubt does this to secure as nearly as possible a dry, bracing atmosphere. The pure air of the submarine tablelands gives to the codfish that breadth of chest and depth of lungs which we have always noticed. The glad, free smile of the codfish, is largely attributed to Jhe exhiliration of this oceanic alitpodleum. The correspondent further says that “the cod subsists largely on the cherry.” Those who have not had thepleasure of seeing the codfish climb the sea cherry-tree in search of food, or clubbing the fruit from/ the, heavy-laden branches with chunks of coral, have missed a very fine sight. The codfish, when at home rambling through the submarine forests, does not wear his vests unbuttoned, as he does while loafing around the grocery stores of the United States— Laramie Boomerang.