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measurement of <r basket 5 but if ever I have a new onev 

 it shall certainly be rather- longer and flatter than- those 

 jiow made. 



Some fishes-, sueh as carp, tench, perch, Bee. cannot 

 be doubled j and indeed none of any kind should*, except 

 eels, which are not so much disfigured by it- 



Whenever I get a fish that will not go straight in mr 

 basket, I put it into my net: not that I am partial to 

 doing so j for it sometimes has occurred, that I have been, 

 compelled to empty it for the purpose of getting a good 

 fish out ef the water. 



Put plenty of fresh rushes or flags at the bottom 6f 

 your basket, and among your fishes, so as ta keep 

 them asunder. Flags are the best for this purpose, a^ 

 they are not so easily pressed together as grass j which is 

 besides apt to cling to the fishes, and spoils their appear- 

 ance; 



Always wash your fishes after you have taken them off 

 the hook, as they will then keep better, and not dirt the 

 inside of your basket ; which should be occasionally dipt 

 in clear water, immersing it, and drawing; it out with a- 

 brisk motion: frequently, thereby to wash out all the filth 

 that will else inevitably accumulate, and give it an offen- 

 sive smelL 



Be careful, however, to dry it well whenever it has 

 been wetted ; for if it be put into a close situation, or 

 that the fish be left in it, rottenness will speedily follow- 



Of the Pbckct^Book. 



However trivial the arrangement of this article may ap- 

 pear at its first mention, yet I know not of any tiling in 

 this amusement more comfortable, or more necessary, 

 H4 both 



