i 3 6 THE IDYL OF THE SPLIT-BAMBOO 



to take the risk of any water finding its way into the 

 joint of a rod that is fitted with ordinary ferrules 

 set on after the manner which will be recommended. 

 Ferrules are cataloged as plain straight; shoul- 

 dered, capped or swelled; straight with rim or welt; 



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Varieties of ferrules: (i) Plain straight; (2) Shouldered, swelled or 

 capped; (3) Capped with rim welt; 4) Straight with welt, and capped 

 and closed center; (5) Hexagonal ends 



and shouldered with welt. And some have hexa- 

 gonal proximal or rod-joint ends which do not 

 appeal strongly to the majority of experienced 

 anglers. The accompanying illustrations show ex- 

 actly what is understood by the above terms. The 

 kind here recommended (number 4 in the illustra- 



