PATENT GIMP. 



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Fig. 9. Line-drier. 



mice to nibble it — for mice like boiled oil — and provided there 



is no earthquake, it will wind up without the least tendency to 



tangle. Notwithstanding all these " if s," I find my plan answer 



very well indeed. Chair-backs are often used as line- winders ; 



a better plan is to knock two nails in the wall some yards 



apart, and hang the line between them. The nails should be 



bound round with string, 

 or the wet line will rust 

 them. Far preferable to 

 these makeshifts is a re- 

 volving frame, on which 

 the line can be wound. 

 The best thing of the 

 kind sold in the tackle- 

 shops is the line-drier 

 shown in Fig. 9, which 

 has been patented by 



Farlow & Co. It is collapsible. An inexpensive and easily 



made line-drier is a light, revolving, wooden frame. 

 Gimp. — The mouth of the 



pike being furnished with very 



sharp teeth, so much of the 



tackle as may be exposed to 



these natural knives has to be 



of some unbiteable substance. 



Gimp (silk — sometimes, alas ! Fmi 7 



mixed with cotton — served 



with fine wire) is used for the 



purpose. Always buy the best 



gimp. Go to a good shop, give 



a good price, and do not be 



surprised if you even then get 



a bad article. You will have 



the consolation of knowing it 



was not your fault. 



I have long had an idea that the silk in the centre of the 



gimp might, with advantage, be mixed with very fine strands 



of wire ; and last year Mr. Kenning, of Little Britain, a gold- 



000 

 00 % 



Fig. la Gauges of Gimp. 



