in the bowels, <Scc." To guard against such, disorders, it 

 appears, from the authority above quoted, that "careful 

 anglers provide themselves with a piece of cork or 

 hoard, (which some cover with a piece of carpet.) .... 

 The cork or hoard provided for a seat, is usually about 

 eighteen inches long and twelve "broad, which may he 

 kept and carried in a "basket, with other articles used "by 

 Anglers." This contrivance, which was good enough in 

 its day about ten years since has, in consequence of 

 the late rapid strides of science, as applied to the useful 

 arts, been almost wholly superseded by Macintosh's 

 patent Caoutchouc Air-cushions, which, when not in- 

 flated, may be conveniently stowed in the hat-crown, 

 and, when wanted, can in two minutes be blown out to 

 the size of a goodly pillow. But, as it is desirable that 

 the angler should carry with Trim as few things as possi- 

 ble, beyond his necessary tackle, a further simplification 

 of this "life preserver" for the sedentary angler, is here 

 suggested ; being also waterproof, it has all the gene- 

 ral advantages of the cushion, with, it is presumed, 

 some little comforts in addition : to be warm as well as 

 dry, in the part most exposed to cold and damp, is a 

 great desideratum with the angler who wishes to enjoy 



" pleasure and ease 



Together mixed, sweet recreation." 



The proposed improvement has also the advantage 

 over the cushion in these points, it is always ready 

 for use, and is much less liable to be lost. It is rather 

 surprising that an invention at once so simple and 



