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they have hitherto been careful. One thing by the way, did Mr. 

 Lloyd swim up stream or down ? The filling of the trousers would 

 be very sensibly affected by this, we should imagine. ED.] 



The above experiment was in still water. 



It therefore seems that waterproof trousers add greatly to 

 the safety of wading. If, however, it is desired to ' make assur- 

 ance doubly sure,' it appears wading trousers can be manu- 

 factured with an air-inflated edge a sort of swimming belt in 

 fact which enables the wearer to face all contingencies of the 

 drowning category with perfect equanimity. Messrs. Cording, 

 the well-known waterproofers, of 125 Regent Street, referring 

 to the letter from Mr. Lloyd, wrote : 



We beg to suggest that all chance of drowning can be avoided 

 by having an inflated edge round the top, which will also prevent 

 them filling, as if a person gets out of his depth he still keeps in a 

 perpendicular position, and one could cross a deep stream in 

 safety, and without the water going over the tops. If properly 

 made the inflated part would not be at all in the way, and would 

 add but very little to the weight. We made some for the Viceroy. 

 of Egypt on the same plan, which were much approved of. 



Messrs. Cording have never lost sight of this idea, and 

 are now manufacturing to order wading trousers with safety 

 apparatus attached to the top ' Life Belt Wading Trousers ' 

 they call them for which they obtained a medal at the Fisheries 

 Exhibition. The ' life belt ' part of the affair consists of a tube 

 about six inches wide when lying flat, which comes under the 

 shoulder, being attached to and forming part and parcel of the 

 waders. This tube or belt is inflated when in use. 



One further hint : the higher the trousers come up the better ; 

 but trousers that only reach to the waist are very little better 

 for practical purposes than high boots. Of boots, perhaps the 

 best, on the whole, are those lined with leather, and having water- 

 proof on the outside. These are the least trouble of any in 

 putting on and off. 



If leather boots are preferred the best dressing I know to 

 keep them both supple and waterproof, is the ' Threpoderme/ 



