234 KEEPING WORMS FOR USE. 



thrown it into a saucepan containing about a 

 quart of water, let it boil slowly, until the suet is 

 dissolved; and then haying ready some well- 

 washed hempen sacking or wrapper, that has not 

 enveloped any thing noxious, dip it into the 

 liquor. When well soaked in it, and having 

 become cold, then mix some fresh mould with the 

 worms, and put the whole into a deep earthen 

 vessel, or tub, the latter is preferable. Into this 

 pour in a good stock of lob or marsh worms, or 

 any sort of red earth worms, and over the top tie 

 a linen cloth that will admit air, and yet prevent 

 their escaping. Place them in a cool situation, 

 and the worms will feed and cleanse themselves, 

 and keep lively and fit for use for many months. 

 We would observe, however, that if the angler 

 have different species of worms, let him keep 

 them in separate vessels, so that at any time he 

 may select the sort and quantity necessary, to be 

 placed in moss preparatory to his using them." 



The blue-head is a worm that I have found to 

 be scarce in England. I found one this day (Nov. 

 18. 1846) in one of the paths in the Green Park, 

 small-sized, but lively and of a most tempting co- 

 lour. In my opinion it is the best of all worms 

 for the salmon tribe, and would be taken freely by 

 the larger species of the carp tribe. It is some- 

 times four inches long, but frequently found much 

 shorter. The head is of a shining blue, the rest 



