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meet with a cow, or horfe dung, will 

 creep under it, and there remain as 

 long as it contains moifture enough to 

 prote6l them from the intenfe heat; 

 which fituation changes their color, par- 

 ticularly about the head, to a dark pur- 

 ple; which appearance has given birth 

 to an opinion among anglers, that it 

 is a di(lir6t fpecies, and they have 

 confequently given it the name of the, 

 peacock worm. 



It is a good bait for falmon, trout, 

 pearch, chub, and eels, particularly in 

 inuddy water. 



The RED WORM, 



Is found in all loamy foils ; may be 

 gathered by following a plow, turning 

 up garden foil, and under boards, bricks, 

 flates, tiles, {tones, &c. &c. that have 

 lain undiflurbed a fhort time. 



This worjn- has feveral names, that 

 vary with its 'color, which ; different il- 

 tuations will alter. It is a good bait 



