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tween a leather fold; better is this combined 

 with an equal part of beeswax. For the ty ing- 

 silk itself you need gossamer-fine silk thread, 

 number 00, or better, 000, in brown, white, or 

 black; the first is about the best all-round 

 color though the white will wax to a brownish 

 hue. (Obtainable at Stern Brothers, Forty- 

 second Street near Sixth Avenue, New York.) 

 You can use a single strand of the common A 

 silk or split even the fine thread, but for the 

 new species of bass bugs, etc., the whole A silk 

 is not too coarse. 



We are now quite ready to proceed with the 

 business of the actual tying of flies, and to this 

 we will devote our attention in the next chapter. 

 You will find it a distinct advantage if first you 

 arrange some cloth or paper for a white back- 

 ground. 



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