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being thus concluded, the reader is referred 

 to plate ii. fig, 14 8c 15, which exhibit a 

 hackle and winged fly as they appear when 

 finished. 



But before quitting the subject altogether, 

 the writer cannot avoid expressing a wish 

 that, for the benefit of those who are not dis- 

 posed to direct their attention to this branch 

 of the art, the makers of Artificial Flies for 

 sale would devote as much care to the firm- 

 ness and security, as they do to the neatness 

 of their workmanship, in which, (as exhibit- 

 ed at some of the tackle shops in London 

 and Dublin) it must be acknowledged, no 

 one can surpass them. It is however fre- 

 quently the case, that after a few throws of 

 the line, some part of the materials gives 

 way, and the bare hooks remain openly ex- 

 posed to the passing " inhabitants of the 

 liquid element," much to the mortification 

 of the person using them. 



