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there must then be drawn over all a pair of short loose 

 sailcloth * (or, if cold frosty weather, Flushing-coating) 

 trowsers. This, and only this, will defy the cold, and 

 have its solid comforts, by not only keeping off the 

 sleet, or snow, but any little spray that may fly from 

 the splash of the windward oar. 



It is needless to say, that (except the feet, which we 

 have already defended) every part of the body should 

 be clothed in flannel. 



With regard to farther covering for the body, could 

 we ensure not getting wet, leather would, perhaps, be 

 the warmest; but, at all events, the waistcoat, both 

 before and behind, should be made of either shag, or 

 Bath-coating, which certainly, taking all weather, an- 

 swers best, and is the most comfortable. Under the 

 waistcoat, should be worn a Flushing-frock, and over 

 it, a short jacket, of either drab cloth or swanskin. 

 But the sheepswool wove into cloth (an article which 

 the guards of coaches bring me from Exeter) I now 

 find beats every thing ; this material, however, is too 

 thick for the sleeves. The cap may be made of cloth, 

 or any thing you please ; because a Welsh wig may be 

 " shipped" when going into birds; and, by the way, 

 kept on, with the cap, if the weather is so cold as to 

 require it. Mr. Lloyd, 13, Old Bond-street, has in- 

 vented an excellent, though simple, defender for the 

 chest (which he calls an " Anglesey") ; and a large 

 shawl handkerchief may be worn over the collar. A 



* Sailcloth is so strong, so durable, and such a good defence 

 against rain, that it answers better than any thing for making game 

 bags ; or defending the mahogany gun cases of those who would 

 wish to avoid the expense of leather; and, if dressed with tar, it 

 makes the best possible gun-cover. 



