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bank, and bolted to the stone, one placed a short distance below the other. A 

 strong, upright post is fixed behind them at the middle part, that is to say. inside 

 the Garret. From about midway up the post another larch log, knotched in, slants 

 a little downward and butts against the bank some twelve yards below. The 

 paling selected here is also of larch. These planks are 5 ft. 6 in. long and 2 in. 

 thick. They are nailed upright to the poles close to each other in front, so as to 

 make a smooth face. 



" The large boulder is 4 ft. 3 in. high at the outer corner, and the paling is 

 sawn evenly off 1 ft. higher than it. One large log bolted to the boulder about 2 ft. 

 from the bed of the river butts the bank sixteen yards down-stream. It suffices 

 to protect the stones inside the Garret. As an extra support, another log butts 

 against the middle part of the boulder with its other end against the bank. 

 When so much of the work is done, the Garret is packed with boulders and stones 

 from the top of the paling to the level of the log in the rear ; and then cartloads 

 of gravel put on the surface and washed in. So it will be seen that in this instance 

 the highest part of the construction is in front." 



HOW TO RE-SHAPE FEATHERS. 



Into a basin of boiling water immerse the bent feather and let it 

 remain for ten minutes. Then, taking it by the root, put it on a fine 

 linen towel, and with a soft rough towel twisted round the forefinger 

 smooth the fibres, which will readily yield and resume their original 

 form. Allow time to dry. 



TO BLEACH FEATHERS. 



Immerse the feather in Hydrogen Peroxide, and to quicken 

 operations, add one teaspoonful of Liquid Ammonia to one pint. 



FLY-DRESSING BOXES. 



I use three. One, the size of an ordinary little japanned cash box, 

 has room in the lid for a hackle book, and seals' furs. There is only one 

 tray ; and it carries hooks, tinsels, scissors and other implements. 

 Beneath this tray, which rests on projecting pieces of tin at the four 

 corners, and measures one inch in depth, I keep a temporary stock of 

 feathers, in about a two-inch space ; but I only use this box on occasions 

 when paying a short visit from one river to another. 



A second case of mine, made by Bambridge (Eton), is of oak, covered 



