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and hues, in marked contrast to some other 

 authorities, who dilate at length upon both. 

 I need no better proof, surely, that I shall 

 be acting wisely when, with the foregoing 

 remarks, I leave the subject of entomology 

 alone, and write simply as a practical wet- 

 fly fisherman, of nearly fifty years' standing. 



If I understand the position, reduced to 

 actual practice, it comes to this 



The scientific Angler-Entomologist goes 

 forth on his netting and dredging expedi- 

 tions, and with infinite patience collects his 

 delicate specimens. 



These he takes home ; no easy task, as 

 so many die on the way, from a variety of 

 causes change of temperature for one, a 

 thing I learned from a very interesting and 

 instructive lantern-lecture, given at " The 

 Trout Anglers Club/' Edinburgh, a little 

 time back. He verifies what he has gained 

 by study, perchance detecting some errors, 

 when pursuing his own original researches. 

 Then he takes up his pen and writes a book 

 about it all. And now " look upon this 

 picture, and then on that ! " 



The wet-fly fisherman (what else could 

 you expect of him ?) reads his book, sucks 

 his brains; and, picking up his scientific 

 information quickly, straightway compresses 



