. Animate creation : popular edition of &quot;Our living world&quot; : a natural history. Zoology; Zoology. 268 THE COD. state. Salted Cod is to many persons a great dainty, but to others, among whom 1 must be reckoned, it is insufferably offensive, and even with all the additions of sauce and condiment is barely eatable. The Cod is sometimes sent away in a fresh state, but is often split and salted on the spot, packed in flats on board, and afterwards washed and dried on the rocks. In this state it is called Klip-fish or Rock-fish. The liver produces a most valuable oil, which is now in great