226 MODERN PRACTICAL ANGLER. 
GENTLES. 
The finest gentles are obtained from the liver of the 
sheep or bullock. They should be placed in moist sand 
to scour and get rid of a pinky-brown discoloured patch 
which they have when first taken from the liver. In moist 
sand they will keep fresh and in good order for several days. 
In the winter months, if it is desired to keep them for a 
longer time, they should be put into a large-mouthed 
bottle two-thirds full of earth, the bottle being corked 
up and placed ina cellar or other cool situation. No 
general directions can be given for baiting, as this of 
course varies with the size of the hook. Carrion gentles 
(see ground baits) can be used when liver gentles are 
not obtainable. 
GREAVES, 
Or the refuse of the fatty materials out of which 
tallow is made, are a good bait for Barbel, Bream, 
and Chub, and occasionally for Roach. The greaves, 
after being broken up with a hammer, should be 
boiled gently for about half an hour, long enough 
before they are wanted for use to allow of their getting 
cold and hard. The whitest pieces are the best for bait, 
and these can be most conveniently disposed so as to. 
hide the hook by being cut into broadish strips or 
slices. 
