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to deal with, all these nets must consist of the finest silk- 

 cloth, called miller-gauze, but they must be of different 

 fineness, according to whether they are used for collec- 

 ting on shore, in open space, at deeper levels or on the 

 bottom of a lake. 



The best and handiest implement for collecting from 

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ourselves by taking a brass, or still better an iron, ring 

 and sewing on a bag of the above mentioned gauze. 

 Then look for a stick of fitting length, cut it at its end 

 and fasten the ring by tying it with a string. But there 

 are several other rod-nets, which are not only practical 

 regarding their form, but also easily managed, 



