SPINNING AND BAIT-FISHING. 303 



In selecting the baits for the hook choose the specimens 

 which are the least wasp-like in appearance, and put the others 

 aside to be used as ground-bait in the manner described with 

 regard to gentle-fishing. 



Here is a receipt for taking a wasp's nest : Cover your 

 face and head with a veil over a fencing mask. Tie your 

 trousers and coat-cuffs at the bottoms, put on a pair of stout 

 gloves and proceed with a shovel to quietly dig out the nest. 

 This is the way to get stung ; which I can answer for as I have 

 tried it. If, however, you have any objection to the process, 

 then you will find it the better course to preface the ' digging 

 out ' by first suffocating the wasps with a sulphur and gunpowder 

 squib in the manner which will be found detailed in Vol. 1L 



