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thin millboard, and the divisions of card-board, glued to 

 a section of oil-skin cloth, and lined with black linen, &c., 

 fitted with elastic bands, and bound with military braid. 

 A few parchment strips are stitched in the centre, as 

 shown. When closed it all rolls up, and is fastened by a 

 strap or tied band, at the option of the angler. It will 

 contain scissors, knife, pliers, wax, floats, hooks, gut, hair, 

 waxed silk, thread, barley, needles, fly materials, though it 

 is better to keep these things separate in a similar case to 

 surround the fly-box. If deluded into the idea of keeping 

 flies in a book, you will regret it. An excellent substitute 

 for the book above described may be made from one of 

 Parkin & Gotto's prize writing-cases, refitted by placing 

 a few strips of parchment where the blotting-paper is. It 

 forms a handy waterproof book, and has the advantage to 

 the young angler of being cheap. Our book was sug- 

 gested by, and is a modification of, this book. Fig. IS 

 shows a winder for six bottom lines in the centre. 



The MINNOW OR LIVE-BAIT KETTLE (fig. 19) should be 

 of tin, and fitted with straps to go over the shoulder. A 

 second lid, perforated, should be added, with a hand-net 

 to take out the bait, which otherwise are not improved by 

 the hand of the fisherman rubbing the scales off. The live 

 bait kettle is used in trolling for trout and pike, and may 

 be purchased at the tackle-shops, but see that it is fitted 

 with straps. 



A pair of waterproof stockings will be found useful ; and 

 if not comeatable, two pairs of stockings should be worn, 

 and the boots made as waterproof as possible. The best 

 antiseptic waterproof material I know as a dressing for 

 fishing and shooting boots was given in the Mechanics' 



