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he was so dexterous in the management of his im- 

 plement, that he rarely missed his aim. 



Medwins Angler in Wales. 



Angling in Surinam.- The negroes of Surinam 

 take their fish by implements which may be deno- 

 minated the spring hook and the spring basket ; 

 the first of which consists of a strong elastic rod 

 or pole stuck in the ground under water, and to 

 the other end of which are attached two lines of 

 unequal lengths, the shorter having fastened to it 

 a small stick ten inches long, and the other the 

 same, but fixed lower ; while at the extremity of 

 this line is hooked a small fish by the fins, in such 

 a manner, however, as to be able to swim to and 

 fro, and serve as a bait for the larger species. Two 

 long sticks being next placed in the ground, so as 

 to appear above water, a third stick is laid across, 

 forming them into the appearance of a gallows ; 

 above this gallows is bent and fixed the elastic 

 rod or pole, by means of the double line and 

 the sticks fixed thereon, as mentioned above, but 

 in such a manner that, at the least pull at the 

 bait, the apparatus gives way, the elastic rod in- 

 stantly assumes an upright position, and the fish 

 that occasioned the spring, by taking the bait, is 

 immediately suspended above water. The spring 

 basket is upon a similar construction. The bas- 

 ket is made of warimbo-reeds, in the form of a 

 sugar-loaf, in the small end of which the elastic 



