SELECTION, CARE, AND RIGGING 



of Dr. Harry Gove of New Brunswick is a 

 very different thing from subjecting flies to this 

 continued pressure. Says he, place a few pieces 

 of paraffine wax in a wide-mouthed bottle and 

 add twice the volume of paraffine oil. Place 

 the bottle in hot water, shaking it now and 

 again until the wax and the oil are thoroughly 

 mixed together. Now immerse the flies -in it 

 for a few minutes, then take them out and press 

 them gently between two folds of cloth to re- 

 move superfluous oil. They will not require an- 

 other application for a lengthy period. 



If you do not possess one of the costly but 

 convenient English aluminum fly boxes, divided 

 into little compartments each with its indi- 

 vidual transparent and spring-hinged lid, you 

 can carry eyed artificials loosely in any small 

 commercial hinged tin-box that is not too 

 shallow. This is a very popular method with 

 many of great practical experience. Or you can 

 plait a piece of paper and place this in the box, 

 and stick the flies through the tops of the folds. 



Also you may manufacture a more elaborate 

 handy receptacle out of a box that ten cents' 

 worth of crystallized ginger confection comes in 

 from the fancy grocer's, or out of some styles of 

 hinged tin cigaret-boxes. This arrangement, as 

 we will now describe and picture, permits of 

 carrying dry flies without mashing them and in 

 such a way that inspection of and selection 

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