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Ihavefoundrepeatedly,oflateyears,thatIcannotfishwithoutfallingalittleinself-respect.Ihavetrieditagainandagain.Ihaveskillatit,and,likemanyofmyfellows,acertaininstinctforit,whichrevivesfromtimetotime,butalwayswhenIhavedoneIfeelthatitwouldhavebeenbetterifIhadnotfished.IthinkthatIdonotmistake.Itisafaintintimation,yetsoarethefirststreaksofmorning.ThereisunquestionablythisinstinctinmewhichbelongstothelowerordersofcreationyetwitheveryyearIamlessafisherman,thoughwithoutmorehumanityorevenwisdomatpresentIamnofishermanatall.ButIseethatifIweretoliveinawildernessIshouldagainbetemptedtobecomeafisherandhunterinearnest.Beside,thereissomethingessentiallyuncleanaboutthisdietandallflesh,andIbegantoseewherehouseworkcommences,andwhencetheendeavor,whichcostssomuch,towearatidyandrespectableappearanceeachday,tokeepthehousesweetandfreefromallillodorsandsights.Havingbeenmyownbutcherandscullionandcook,aswellasthegentlemanforwhomthedisheswereservedup,Icanspeakfromanunusuallycompleteexperience.Thepracticalobjectiontoanimalfoodinmycasewasitsuncleannessand,besides,whenIhadcaughtandcleanedandcookedandeatenmyfish,theyseemednottohavefedmeessentially.Itwasinsignificantandunnecessary,andcostmorethanitcameto.Alittlebreadorafewpotatoeswouldhavedoneaswell,withlesstroubleandfilth.Likemanyofmycontemporaries,Ihadrarelyformanyyearsusedanimalfood,ortea,orcoffee,&c.notsomuchbecauseofanyilleffectswhichIhadtracedtothem,asbecausetheywerenotagreeabletomyimagination.Therepugnancetoanimalfoodisnottheeffectofexperience,butisaninstinct.ItappearedmorebeautifultolivelowandfarehardinmanyrespectsandthoughIneverdidso,Iwentfarenoughtopleasemyimagination.Ibelievethateverymanwhohaseverbeenearnesttopreservehishigherorpoeticfacultiesinthebestconditionhasbeenparticularlyinclinedtoabstainfromanimalfood,andfrommuchfoodofanykind.Itisasignificantfact,statedbyent