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late a number of independent non-interchangeable rods, 

 for if you do you will not dare to go on any extended 

 trip without a bundle of rods as big as your leg, whereas 

 you will be really safer with a package an inch and a 

 half in diameter if the foregoing plan is followed. 



Fourth : If economy is not an object, then buy a 

 strictly first-class rod with an independent handle, two 

 butt joints, three middles, and five tips, all parts inter- 

 changeable. This is enough for a trip to the North 

 Pole, and with reasonable care and repair will last a 

 lifetime. But before going into it on any such whole- 

 sale scale, be sure that you know what you want and 

 that you are getting it. 



I cannot too earnestly recommend this method of 

 procedure. I speak from experience when I say that 

 in the long run it will be money in the pocket, a con- 

 venience in travel, and confer that peace of mind which 

 arises from the sense of being well prepared for every 

 emergency. 



