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in tliis case is to take up a zinc box to put his 

 fish in. 



However, I will waste no more time on this 

 subject. The collector knows what is really neces- 

 sary ; and although he should never burthen him- 

 self with a single unnecessary article, he should 

 take care not to leave a single really necessary 

 article at home. If he is a sportsman, he can 

 depend upon getting shot either in Stockholm or 

 Gefle nothing <7.sr. If he is a fisherman, he must 

 bring with him all hi* t'lt-klc in i'act, if a man 

 really means work, he must leave nothing to 

 chance. He can procure > asfll stance and meat every- 

 where ; but let him depend upon nothing else. 



The telescope I have used for the last year has 

 been Steward's rifle telescope ; it is the handiest 

 glass I know for the collector, and answers every 

 purpose, without being cumbersome. I have 

 since obtained his " Lord Bury telescope," which 

 is certainly, for its size, the most splendid glass I 

 ever looked through. 



The collector will do well to bring up a spare 

 extra cheap gun, for wherever he goes he will 

 always find some one willing to shoot for him; 

 but they all use small pea-rifles up here, which 

 injure the specimens too much. He can always 

 get rid of a cheap gun when he leaves, and receive 

 its fall worth in money or specimens. 



