278 WATERPROOFS 



my opinion as a fisherman, is their " Slip On." It is 

 very light, comfortable, and easily carried when not 

 in use, and absolutely rain-proof. I have used this 

 waterproof when fishing in heavy rains during the 

 whole day, and it has kept me perfectly dry. 



The advertisements of Rowland Ward and Co. will 

 be found on p. viii. I have invariably found their 

 work most excellent. 



I would also draw the attention of my readers to 

 the advertisements of the Llangammarch Wells Lake 

 Hotel and other hotels, and to the excellent accom- 

 modation and fishing they offer. 



SIGHT AND THE INFLUENCE OF ANNO DOMINI 



As the years roll on and as Nature begins to exact 

 her toll on our faculties, the difficulty of threading the 

 fine points of our cast through the minute eye of our 

 trout fly will perhaps be more and more noticeable, 

 and we shall find that in order to do so we have to hold 

 our fly and our line, etc., a little further and further 

 from the eye. 



An observant friend will probably say, " Ah, my 

 boy, it's glasses you're wanting !" and the penalty of 

 age will then perhaps for the first time be recog- 

 nized. 



Our oculist will tell us that we must wear glasses, 

 etc. ; and when we get to our stream we shall then 

 begin to find that the ordinary form of glasses, while 



