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tell you an anecdote, which as much relates 

 to fly-fishing as that of Physicus, and affords 

 an elucidation of a particular effect of light. 



A manufacturer of carmine, who was aware 

 of the superiority of the French colour, went 

 to Lyons for the purpose of improving his 

 process, and bargained with the most cele- 

 brated manufacturer in that capital for the 

 acquisition of his secret, for which he was 

 to pay a thousand pounds. He was shown 

 all the processes, and saw a beautiful colour 

 produced, yet he found not the least differ- 

 ence in the French mode of fabrication and 

 that which he had constantly adopted. He 

 appealed to the manufacturer, and insisted 

 that he must have concealed something. The 

 manufacturer assured him that he had not, 

 and invited him to see the process a second 

 time. He minutely examined the water and 

 the materials, which were the same as his 

 own, and, very much surprised, said, " I have 

 lost my labour and my money, for the air of 

 England does not permit us to make good 

 carmine." "Stay," says the Frenchman, "do 

 not deceive yourself: what kind of weather 



