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rankest concoction. Using a little forethought this way, 

 you will find the flies will appreciate your efforts in their 

 behalf and hardly bother you at all. Most of your fishing 

 will be done in the wide, breezy streams, and the flies 

 will not molest you unless you loiter ashore in the shade. 

 They do not bite at night. 



CLOTHING. 



Hat. Light-weight felt with medium brim. 



Fly-Net. Don't bring one if you like to chew or smoke. 



Gloves. Light cotton or kid with the fingers cut off. 

 They will last only a day or two, anyway. 



Underclothes. The kind you are used to. If you want 

 to visit Nova Scotia in the latter part of May or June, 

 you will find the nights cool, and you may encounter 

 some rainy weather with east winds. In the Lake 

 Rossignol district the climate is about the same as Boston 

 at the same time of the year. 



Shirt. Don't buy one. Get a light-weight, long- 

 sleeved, turtle-necked, wool jersey, and tuck it down 

 inside your trousers. This will protect you from the 

 flies and other insects (if you sleep on the ground), and 

 having no opening in front, as an outing-shirt has, fools 

 the blackflies completely. A flea has nothing on a blackfly 

 when it comes to crawling inside a fellow's shirt. 



Socks. The kind the girls knit for the soldiers. Two 

 pairs. 



Shoes. Use low, cowhide moccasins with an insole. 

 High- heeled boots are an abomination in a canoe. Besides 

 being injurious to the craft, they are difficult things to 

 swim in, in case you tip over. Carry an extra pair of 

 insoles and extra socks. Oiled tan moccasins will not 

 soak water. In case you wet your feet, a fresh pair of 

 socks and dry insoles will make you comfortable with the 

 same moccasins. 



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