22 best's akt of angling. 



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This is an excellent bnit for a Trout, if you 

 angle with it whilst the water is discoloured by 

 rain. 



I/OJF TO SCOUR ASD PRESERVE WORMS, 



Get a quantity of moss, the best is that which 

 is soft and white, and grows on heaths, but as 

 this is scarce to be had in soine parts, in lieu of 

 it any kind that is fresh and sweet; rinse it well 

 from the earth that hangs about, and then wring 

 it, (not too dry); put it into an earthen pot and 

 squeeze it down hard; then strew the worms up^vn 

 it, and those that are not bruised, will soon creep 

 into the moss; those that lay at the top you 

 must pick off; cover it close that they do not 

 crawl avvay, and set it in a cool place in summer 

 and in winter in a warm one, which will prevent 

 the frost from killing them: change the moss 

 every fourth day in summer, and once a week 

 in winter, or at least let the old moss be taken 

 from thejn, washed, squeezed pretty dry, and 

 put it to them again, if 3'ou want them to be 

 quickly scoured, a lirtie bole armoniac put to 

 them will accomplish your desire: or you may 

 put; them in wafer for three or four hours, and 

 they will soon be scoured, yet be very weak, 

 but being put to good moss, they will speedily 

 recover. When the knot near the middle of the 

 brandling begins to swell, he is sick, and should 

 be thrown awa}": never keep your worms in 

 moss to scour them above ten davs, in which 

 time they will be perfectly fit for use. 



There is another way of cleansing and pre- 

 serving wormSf recommended b}'^ numy anglers, 

 and is a very good one for every kind of them 

 except the lob-worm: take a piece of very coarse 



