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Black Midge ; how to dress Winged-flies ; how to dress a 

 Salmon-fly ; Dyes for Hackle-staining ; Recipes for Feather- 

 staining ; how to preserve Feathers ; Waterproof Varnish ; 

 Spirit Varnish ; a Recipe for Potting Charr or Trout ; how 

 to make Wax 125 



A FEW GENERAL REMARKS ON ANGLING 144 



PROGNOSTICS OF THE WEATHER. Signs from Vapours ; Signs 

 from the Clouds ; Observations on Change of the Moon; Signs 

 from the Dew ; Signs from the Face of the Sky ; Signs from 

 the Sun, Moon, and Stars ; Signs from the Wind ; Sign 

 from Nocturnal Meteors ; Signs of the Change of Weather 

 from the Animal Creation ; Prognostics continued ; more 

 Signs from Animals ; more Prognostics of the Weather taken 

 from the Sun, Moon, and Stars ; more Prognostics taken 

 from the Clouds ; Mr. Worlidge's Rules ; more Prognostics 

 taken from Mists ; more Prognostics taken from Rain ; Mr. 

 Worlidge's Signs of Rain ; more Prognostics from the Wind ; 

 the Signs of a Tempest; Prognostics continued; Rules laid 

 down by Lord Bacon , . 147 



NATURAL FLIES 167 



A LIST OF 300 ARTIFICIAL FLIES 169 



