192 THE DKIFFIELD ANGLER. 



you angle put five or six worms therein, let- 

 ting them remain but a short time, for if 

 long it will kill them ; take them out and use 

 them, putting more in their stead out of the 

 worm-bag and moss, and continue so to do 

 all the day, and you will have excellent sport 

 Gum-ivy is a tear that drops from the body 

 of the larger ivy being wounded ; it is of a 

 yellowish colour, of a strong scent, and 

 sharp taste. 



To get the best gum-ivy, is at Michaelmas 

 or spring, by driving several great nails into 

 ivy stalks, and having worked them about 

 till they become very loose let them remain, 

 and gum will issue out of the holes ; or you 

 may slit several great ivy stalks, and visit 

 them once a month, or oftener, to take what 

 gum flows from the wounded parts. This 

 gum is excellent for the angler's use, perhaps 

 nothing more so under the form of unguents. 

 Take the oil of ivy-berries, made by expres- 

 sion, and put some in a box, to scent a few 

 worms just before you use them. 



