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the bend, and force the points or narrow ends 

 of the fibres back afterwards, making use of the 

 short remains of the roots to effect the division 

 of the wings. This method is, however, 

 tedious, and difficult to be understood by a 

 young practitioner. 



" The most simple mode of proceeding is, to 

 fix the wings on the shank of the hook length- 

 wise, with the narrowest ends nearest the bend, 

 fastening them by three or four turns of the silk 

 above or nearest the head of the hook, and then 

 cutting the root-ends close with a small pair of 

 scissors ; after which, the silk must be brought 

 below the wings, and the body twisted, for a 

 short distance, as in the hackle-fly. 



" The hackle must be wound once round the 

 hook at the head, which will conceal the ends 

 of the cut fibres, and add greatly to the neatness 

 of the fly. If the wings are to be divided, they 

 may be separated equally by a needle, and the 

 hackle brought down between them, and wound 

 again round the hook four turns below, where 

 the silk will be found in readiness to fasten it." 



These directions are entirely opposed to ours. 

 Bainbridge tells the learner to begin " at the 

 bend, and work towards the head of the hook;" 

 and we tell the learner to begin at the head 

 of the hook, or near the end of the shank, and 

 to work downward towards the bend. By fol- 



