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" Slip On." It is very light, comfortable, and easily carried 

 when not in use, and absolutely rain-proof. (See pages 

 xviii. and xix.) 



The advertisements of Rowland Ward & Co. and 

 Mr. Richard Stallard will be found on pages vi. and xxii. 

 I have invariably found their work and their goods most 

 excellent. 



I would also draw the attention of my readers to the 

 advertisements of the Bad Boll Hotel and Llangammarch 

 Wells Lake Hotel and to the excellent accommodation 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-flies 

 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 recognised. 



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 they restore our 

 sight, become in other respects an intolerable nuisance. 



