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in constant wear for nearly four years, and bid 

 fair to last me nearly as long again. I almost 

 live in them during the fishing season. When 

 they are at all hard, a couple of minutes' soaking 

 in water renders them perfectly soft and pliant. 

 The legs never get stiff. Mr. Cording will also 

 furnish, if requested, material for quickly mending 

 the india-rubber should the latter get torn or cut ; 

 but I am forced to admit that though I have had 

 occasion to push my way through many a thick 

 bush and fence, I have never found the india- 

 rubber sustain any serious damage. I may as 

 well remark, for the reader's benefit, that the 

 Mr. Cording I refer to is Mr. J. C. Cording, 

 19, Piccadilly. 



With waders and a light short mackintosh, 

 the latter well ventilated, one can defy a very 

 considerable amount of rain and bad weather, 

 and be utterly independent. A small piece of 

 twilled mackintosh, about a square yard, is a 

 very handy adjunct to one's fishing-gear, whether 

 to sit on or kneel upon when casting on wet 

 ground. It is easily carried in the fishing-bag, 

 and weighs but a trifle. 



