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logwood scrapings, for twenty* four hours, 

 and it will be an excellent colour ; or ano- 

 ther equally common beverage, Coffee will, 

 if made strong, by the assistance of a little 

 alum, impart a fine brown colour to the gut 

 or hair. 



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Although the multiplying reel is now in 

 general use, the advantages which are set 

 forth in its favour are more than counter- 

 balanced by the frequent disappointment 

 which the Angler is liable to from its imper- 

 fections. The fact is that the power of the 

 wheels, as now arranged, is inadequate to 

 move a comparatively small weight at a tri- 

 fling distance. To be convinced of the truth 

 of this observation, it is simply necessary to 

 fasten a piece of wood of a couple of pounds 

 weight to the end of a reel line, and throw 









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