18 THE ANGLER S GUIDE. 



CHAP. IV. 



PASTES. 



Directions how to make every kind of Paste useful in kill- 

 ing or taking Fish, with Observations on Salmon Spawn, 

 Wheat, S(c. 



Paste is a killing and general bait for almost every 

 kind of Fish that breed in rivers or any fresh waters, 

 but it requires some little time and labour to make it, 

 which must be done with clean hands ; also care and 

 skill in using it. Many strange and ridiculous receipts 

 are to be met with for making paste, which tend much 

 to confound and puzzle the inexperienced Angler ; 

 such as part of the leg of a kitten, with bee's wax, suet, 

 &c., beat up in a mortar ; or cherries and cheese, 

 sheep's blood and saffron -, or cheese, flour, dead men's 

 fat, anniseed water, and roasted bacon : many others, 

 equally useless and absurd, I could mention ; but I 

 shall better serve the novice in angling, by assuring 

 him that nothing more is wanted in making paste to 

 kill every kind of Fish, which will take paste, than 

 flour-bread, water, and honey, (with a little vermil- 

 lion or red ochre to colour the paste, which may some- 

 times be useful) and teaching him how to make and 

 use the same. 



