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Varnish, Shellac, for touching up the heads of flies 

 or the loose ends of silk tyings, is made by. dissolving pale 

 shellac or sealing wax in double the quantity of spirits of 

 wine until it is as thick as cream. Touch the articles with 

 the point of a camel's hair brush, which may be kept in the 

 bottle, inserted in the cork. 



Waders, either stockings or trousers, are made from a 

 particular kind of indiarubber cloth, and are of various 

 strengths and grades of thickness. Those made from satteen 

 cloth are very light and comfortable. Fishing waders 

 should always be worn over woollen stockings or socks, 

 and another pair of the same drawn over the waders 

 before putting on the brogues or boots. This precaution is 

 necessary to prevent the waders getting chafed or cut 

 by the boots or by sand or gravel rubbing against them. 

 The overboots should be either leather, canvas, or india- 

 rubber, buckled across the front of the foot, the soles 

 with nails and a few holes bored in them to allow the 

 water to escape freely. Some prefer indiarubber soles, 

 fluted ; these bite very well on slippery stones, but they 

 have not the firmness of leather, and the angler requires 

 all the command possible over his feet, especially when 

 wading in heavy water and over a stony bottom. With 

 care waders will last many seasons, but to gain this end 

 several precautions are necessary. The angler should 

 not kneel on a shingly beach or rough bank with them ; nor 

 should he climb fences or attempt making his way through 

 quickset hedges or briars, as the least prick of a thorn or 

 scratch will destroy their waterproof qualities and render 

 them useless. Again, after being used they should be 

 turned inside out, all sand or dirt washed off them, and 

 hung up in the air to dry ; when the inside is dry, they 



