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articles only have been described in these pages 

 which are considered actual and indispensable 

 requisites to the practical angler. 



WHERE AND HOW TO PROCURE AND PREPARE WORMS 



AND GrENTLES FOR ANGLING. 



WORMS. 



Lob-worms are the largest that are used in 

 angling; they may be found in cultivated fields, 

 but are more abundant in gardens. They are 

 generally found by digging or stirring the 

 ground; and they may be collected in great 

 numbers, late in the evening and very early 

 in the morning, when they crawl out of the 

 ground. They may also be quickly procured 

 by pouring a strong solution of salt and water 

 upon the ground, which induces them to come 

 to the surface. 



The marsh, or blue-headed worm, is common 

 in marsh lands, and may be found under lumps 

 of cow-dung. They may also frequently be 

 found in gardens and fields, and in any rich 

 mould. They may also be collected on pas- 



