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so that the various flies can be seen at a glance before 

 each is opened. Its price is 10s. 6d. It also has a 

 compartment with cast-damper, and a combined 

 scissors and tweezers. The size of the case is 5 by 

 3| inches by 1 inch, so that it can easily be carried 

 in any pocket. 



HOW TO CIRCUMVENT MlDGES, SAND-FLIES, 

 MOSQUITOES, ETC. 



My experience, as far as insect pests are concerned, 

 has been an extensive one, ranging from the Ti-Tree 

 swamps of North Queensland to the estuaries and bays 

 of New South Wales ; from the swamps of South 

 America to the Gulf of Florida ; from the low veldt of 

 South Africa to the estuary of the Nile ; from the 

 Campagna of Italy to the North of Norway ; and in 

 all these and many other regions flies have worried 

 my sensitive skin until life became for the time being 

 wellnigh unendurable. 



I had tried many preventives against the fly 

 nuisance, but had not so far found one which was 

 pleasant to use, permanent, and effective. 



Seeing a notice in the Fishing Gazette regarding a 

 preparation said to be a certain protection against the 

 objectionable familiarity of the above noxious flies, I 

 sent to Mr. Frank Rogers, 327, Oxford Street, London, 

 W., for a spray and bottle of his " Muscatol," and 

 found that, instead of having to smoke like a furnace 

 to keep off the objectionable torments who will at 



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