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feather, giving it two or three turns behind the wings to 

 form the legs. My old favourite pattern was a straw 

 body and a hackle with black centre and white edge, 

 ribbed down the body at intervals ; or the hackle at the 

 shoulder only, is a very good pattern. 



Before leaving the subject of flies I will give my 

 recipe for making white wax : Take four ounces of the 

 best white resin, half an ounce of fresh lard, and quarter 

 of an ounce of white wax. Let the resin be well melted 

 in a jar, over a slow fire, stirring it all the time with a stick. 

 Add the white wax and lard, simmer for a quarter of an 

 hour, then pour it out into a basin of cold water and work 

 it well with the hands till pliable, putting it for half an 

 hour before the fire. It cannot be worked too much. 

 Cut it up into small peices, and keep it in cold water 

 ready for use. If it is too hard, melt it up again with a 

 little more lard ; and if too soft, add more resin. These 

 alterations chiefly depend on the weather being warm or 

 cold. 



