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ling. Furs of every colour ; amongst the most 

 useful of which will be found the skins of 

 squirrels, moles, water-rats, hare's ears, in the 

 natural state and dyed yellow (which will afford 

 almost every tinge of colour necessary), and fur 

 from the neck of the same animal ; bear's hair 

 and hog's down, which will take a dye of any 

 shade. The light yellow fur from the neck of 

 the martin is also very valuable, but not easily to 

 be obtained in the northern counties. 



Camlets and mohair of every hue, the latter 

 being serviceable in almost all flies, inasmuch as 

 it prevents the camlet or fur, with which it is 

 commonly mixed, from imbibing so great a de- 

 gree of moisture as it would otherwise do; by 

 which means, also, the fly becomes more durable ; 

 and the glossy shining qualities which mohair 

 retains, even in the water, will in many instances 

 approach nearer to the appearance of the natural 

 fly than any other substitute. 



The hackles most in estimation are the duns, 

 light and dark, both of which, but particularly 



