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' linseed oil. If a stain be required, nitric 

 acid, or oil of vitriol will produce a brown 

 colour, the acid being diluted according to 

 the shade required. 



To preserve rods alter use, let them be 

 well rubbed with salad oil or tallow, and kept 

 in a moderately dry place until the return 

 of the Angling season ; when, after being 

 carefully wiped, they will be found in excel- 

 lent order. If the bottom piece be bored 

 for the purpose of receiving a spare top, 

 the inside should be oiled by means of a 

 piece of rag fastened to the end of a stick. 



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The lines for Reels are to be purchased 

 of every length from fifteen to one hundred 

 and twenty yards, or even longer, at the 

 tackle shops throughout the kingdom, and 



