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measured by sixteenths of an inch from four-sixteenths 

 up to twelve-sixteenths. 



Kelt is the name given to a salmon which has spawned, 

 and still remains in the fresh water. It is considered to be 

 a foul fish, and anglers, when they get hold of one in the 

 course of their fishing, should return it to the water on 

 the chance of it going down to the sea to renovate its 

 shattered constitution. A kelt remaining over a season in 

 a river does a good deal of harm by devouring the young 

 fry, and many anglers would think that they were doing 

 good service by capturing and killing them ; but the law 

 as it now stands prevents them doing so. 



Kipper, The, is the name employed to describe the 

 male salmon, during the spawning season, when he is 

 about to shed his vivifying milt, "kip" being the term for 

 the cartilaginous hook of the under jaw, becoming very 

 prominent at this season, and which formerly he was 

 supposed to use in furrowing up the spawning bed. This 

 idea is now exploded, as it has been found by careful 

 observation, that the snout is not used at all, but that the 

 tail alone is employed for this purpose. The term " kip- 

 pered" is applied to dried and smoked fish. 



Knives. One of the most generally useful of these 

 articles is the " Multum in Parvo," containing tweezers, 

 pricker, corkscrew, &c., as well as two good blades. The 

 handle is better electro-plated ; this saves it from rusting. 

 It should have a ring at one end, by which it can be attached 

 to a cord or chain, fastened to a button, as loose knives 

 very often get left on a river's bank. Another useful 

 knife is the sailor's spring one, which can be carried 

 by a leather belt worn round the waist ; this comes in 

 handy to assist at lunch time, to cut down small branches 



