USEFUL RECIPES FOR ANGLERS. 



To keep moth from feathers and tackle. Pepper them profusely 

 and keep them from the damp. Tobacco-leaf cut small and dis- 

 persed among the feathers and tackle is very useful. Put no faith 

 in camphor, as it evaporates. Turn the tackle and feathers out, and 

 expose them to the air once or twice in the winter. 



Varnish for hooks and tackle. Dissolve shellac, or even nealing- 

 wax, in double the bulk of spirits of wine ; allow it to dry before 

 using. One application is sufficient. 



Varnish for rods. The best coachmakers' varnish. Two coats, 

 each thoroughly dried, is requisite. 



White wax. 2 oz. of best resin, \ oz. of bees-wax, simmer for 

 ten minutes in a pipkin ; add \ oz. of tallow, and simmer for a 

 quarter of an hour ; pour the whole into a basin of water, and work 

 it about with the ringers till it is tough and pliable. 



Liquid wax. Dissolve some cobblers' wax in spirits of wine ; 

 shake up before using, and lay it on the silk with a feather. It is 

 capital for weak or frayed silk, as the spirit evaporates and leaves 

 the wax behind. 



DIRECTIONS FOR STAINING GIMP. 



Soak brass gimp in a solution of bichlorate of platinum, mixed 

 in about the proportion of one part of platinum to eight or ten of 

 water, until it has assumed the colour desired. This will take from 

 a quarter of an hour to two or three hours, according to the strength 



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