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direct their attention to this branch of the art, 

 the makers of artificial flies for sale would de- 

 vote as much care to the firmness and security, 

 as they do to the neatness of their workmanship, 

 in which, (as exhibited at some of the tackle 

 shops in London and Dublin), it must be ac- 

 knowledged, no one can surpass them. It is, 

 however, frequently the case that, after a few 

 throws of the line, some part of the materials 

 gives way, and the bare hooks remain openly 

 exposed to the passing " inhabitants of the liquid 

 element," much to the mortification of the per- 

 son using them. 



