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If kept m any quantity, tliey should be in a pan, with 

 a mixture of tanners* rotten bark, and rotten cow- dung. 

 These ought to be changed every fifteen' or twenty days, 

 taking care not to injure the worms. 



The pan should not be dug into with any instrument , 

 but should be emptied by being turned upside down, 

 when the crumbling of die contents will allow the worms 

 to be safely picked out. 



The MARSH-WORM So called from its being partial 

 to low, swampy places, is a tolerably good, but a very 

 brittle, bait ; however, it generally becomes more tough 

 after a few days' scouring among the moss, and may 

 then be considered as fit for use j but if not then tough, 

 it may be scalded in milk. It is not so much relished by 

 any hsh, especially carp and perch, as the brandling, 

 which, as 1 have before observed, is peculiarly enticing. 



These worms do not answer well to keep during the 

 winter 3 they become torpid to an extreme, and often rot, 

 without seeming to have made the smallest exertion. 

 Their colour is a dirty, but rather pale, red about the 

 head, changing to a greyish blue towards die tail. 



The COMMON RED-WORM Is a fine bait, when 

 taken from good, dry, loamy soil, as it will then be 

 sufficiently tough ; but when taken from heavy clayey 

 lands, or from low wet bottoms, is, like the marsh- 

 worm, very brittle, and must be well scoured before it 

 can be used to advantage. 



It is generally from two to five inches in length, and is 

 of a strong red colour throughout : some are more yellow 

 towards their tails, and are in general to be preferred. 



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