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rnt of a basket ; but if ever I have a new one,. 

 k shall certainly be rather longer and flatter than, fchose- 

 now made. 



Some fishes, such as carp, tench, perch, &c. canrmt' 

 be doubled ; and indeed none of any kind should,- except 

 t Is, which are not so much disfigured by it. 



Whenever I get .'a- fish that will not go straight in my- 

 basket, I put it into my net : not that I ajn partial to- 

 doing so j for it sometimes has occurred, that I have been, 

 compelled to empty it for the purpose of getting a good 

 fish out of the water. 



Put plenty of fresh rushes or flags at the bottom of 

 your basket, and among your fishes, so as to keep 

 them asunder. Flags are the best for this purpose, as 

 they are not so easily pressed together as grass -, which i> 

 besides apt to cling to the fishes, and spoils* their appear- 

 ance. 



Always wash your fishes after you have taken them off 

 the hook, as they will then keep better, and not dirt the 

 inside of your basket 5 which should be occasionally dipt 

 in clear water, immersing it, and drawing it out with a 

 brisk motion frequently, thereby to wash out all the filth 

 that will else inevitably accumulate, and give it an offen- 

 sive smell, 



Be careful, however, to dry it well whenever it ha^ 

 been wetted j for if it be put into a close situation, or, 

 that the fish be left in it, rottenness will speedily follow* 



Of the Pocket-Book. 



However trivial the arrangement of this article may ap- 

 pear at its first mention, yet I know not of any thing in 

 this amusement more comfortable, or more necessary fc 

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