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of which are, before using, spun loosely around the 

 binding silk, by twisting it between the fingers. 



The sorts of wool are procured from carpeting or 

 worsted of all colours, untwisted and sorted in parcels. 

 Hogs' down is combed from the roots of the bristles, 

 and dyed of various colours. This, as well as bears' 

 hair, is good for mixing with sheep's wool, as it repels 

 the water better. Besides these, the bodies of flies are 

 dubbed with camels' hair, badgers' hair, spaniels' hair 

 taken from behind the ear, seals' hair to be procured at 

 the trunk-makers' j the furs of the squirrel, hare, rabbit, 

 fox, otter, ferret, mole,, mouse, rat, hamster, and, in 

 short, every other fur that can be procured, may be 

 used, either of their natural colours or dyed. 



Artificial wings made of feathers. 



For the wings of the flies, the only material is the 

 feathers of birds of all colours, both dull and gaudy, 

 a few of the plumelets being stript from the shaft of a 

 feather for this purpose, as may be seen in the figures 

 above. The feathers in most repute among anglers 

 are those from the back and breast of the mallard or 

 wild drake; the wing of the starling, the jay, the field- 

 fare, landrail, blackbird, thrush, watercoot, pheasant, 

 grouse, woodcock, and plover ; the neck and wings of 



