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for wing game ; the bait rod for bait fish- 

 ing; the fly rod for fly fishing; and the 

 indifferent person who confuses these is 

 not the one to discourse upon the merits 

 of the game, the day, or the parapher- 

 nalia. 



"Oh, I detest camping! " said a young 

 man to Thoreau. 



"Where have you camped?" asked the 

 great naturalist. 



"Oh, I never camped," was the reply. 



So it is with many stupid persons who 

 actually indulge in pursuits they judge 

 without fair investigation or application. 

 The botchman who fishes for grayling 

 with a cod line condemns the grayling; 

 he who applies a rifle upon shotgun game 

 belittles wing shooting ; he who tries the 

 gun upon rifle game has but poor praise 

 for deer and bear hunting, just as the 

 youth who might try for whale with a 

 woman's penknife or seek the shallow 

 trout stream with a harpoon would ex- 

 press himself regarding these pursuits. 



