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stock of worms for several months ; procure them 

 in March or April ; take a pound of beef or mutton 

 suet, chop it into small pieces, and put it into a 

 saucepan with about a quart of water; let it boil 

 until the suet is dissolved ; then take a piece of 

 hop-sack, or other very coarse cloth, wash it clean 

 and let it dry; dip it in the liquor, and wring it, 

 but not so as to press all out; put the worms in 

 this cloth when dry, and lay them by in an earthen 

 pot. After the worms have remained in this state 

 two days, it becomes necessary to wash the cloth 

 and again dip it in the liquor as before ; this should 

 be repeated every three or four days during the 

 heat of summer. The jar must be kept in a cool 

 damp place. Observe, that the lobworms, red 

 worms, and marsh worms, will bear more scouring 

 than any others, and are better for long keeping. 

 % vVhen worms are taken out for angling, put them 

 in fresh moss that has been washed, and not wrung 

 quite dry. 



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MAGGOTS, or gentles, can seldom be procured 

 before the beginning of May ; they are certainly 

 the best and most killing ground bait of any ; they 

 may be bred from any animal substance, either flesh 



