5 FEBRUARY 1916, Page 13

THE INFLUENCE OF THE MOON.

[To TOE EDITOR or THE "BrECTIT.13.61 net the tote as to the varying influence of the" moat be due to the offee:g of the greater aMount of light When she la Oaking than when waning ? "Mooned"' fisli-----4hat is, fish ex- posed to moonlight—is not safe to cat. This is specially so in the case of the ray (fish, not light: At sea, again, meat can be kept fresh for a long time if hung in the open. It is as a rule protected from flies by a coat. of canvas, open at the bottom, but is always taken below at night if there is moonlight.—I am, Sir,