84 THE ANGLER AND HUNTSMAN 



the pleasure and satisfaction that is secured in fighting the 

 gamy, battling king of the waters on his home ground in a 

 good square way that's the compensation. 



There is another angle from which we may view this 

 question it's the health-building factor that goes with 

 angling. 



Of all sports, we can't think of a single one that pro- 

 vides the latitude for healthful recreation that can be had 

 in the practice of angling. A man with a surplus of vigor 

 and energy can work as hard as he likes and enjoy himself 

 accordingly, while his anaemic brother can take the sport in 

 lighter degrees, work slower and get suitable recreation 

 both equally benefited by the outdoor exercise obtained. 



To be a caster, you must go out-of-doors. You must 

 go where the air is pure, where there is plenty of sunlight, 

 breezes, scenery, trees, shrubs, etc. You get close to na- 

 ture, away from your daily environments ; you live a diit'er- 

 ent life, eat different food, breathe different air every 

 thing is different and your well-being is improved in con- 

 sequence. 



This probably accounts for the reason that many of us 

 make fishing our hobby and, truly, it is a hobby with many 

 individuals. 



Nowadays, a hobby is a necessity with a business man 

 it provides a means which enables him to forget his busi- 

 ness, to employ his mind outside of business hours and at 

 the same time it is an excellent avenue of amusement. 



Every red-blooded man should have a hobby. He 

 owes it to himself, to his family and to his country because 

 it makes him a better, broader, wiser and more even-tem- 

 pered man. 



Now, what could be a more commendable hobby one 

 that is more enjoyable, more entertaining and more worthy 

 the effort required to further it than that which brings you 

 into the closest possible touch with nature; in touch with 



