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a title colloquially applied to the Taro (which see). ff WN EEL, a fish of strong in- Sa SN i divi duality of all countries and chi- [ ' e mates, in both fresh and ra! i L There are in United hoy eB 7. ™ States waters three main i distinct families. First is \ Waa Le the Common, or ‘‘True,’’. \e as eel, a fresh-water fish ANSN Ay which goes to salt water a rege Be to spawn, two feet and ~ more in length, marked by inconspicuous embedded Common cel scales, and brown or yellowish-olive in upper coloring. Next is the Conger eel, a sea-fish, reaching a length of seven to eight feet. sealele , greyish or dusky brown in upper coloring, and silvery below. Third are the pugnacions, leathery-skinned, sub-tropical and tropical salt-water Morays, distinguished by the absence of pectoral fins—the most important being the spotted moray of the South and the so-called ‘‘conger eel’’ of California. The flesh of the eel is tender and nutritious, but some people find its oil content indigestible. This defect may be overcome by immersing it for a day or two in a bath of vinegar and water—or better still, by removing some of its oil by careful broiling until the skin shrivels—which will also make it easier to strip the skin off. Young eels are known as ‘‘elvers.’’