80 OBSERVATIONS 



titles ; a little good brandy will answer the* 

 purpose much better, and may be drank with 

 safety. 



Avoid sitting upon the ground, though it 

 may appear dry, yet the heat of the body 

 will cause a moisture, which soon cools, and 

 may be sensibly felt. If the angler through 

 age or infirmity is incapable of standing long, 

 a piece of coarse woollen cloth, doubled two 

 or three times, may be carried in the pannier, 

 and will be very useful to sit upon, especial- 

 ly in fishing for barbel, roach, and dace, 

 where the angler is confined to one spot. 



Never continue in the water long. Gud- 

 geons are caught by going in and stirring up 

 the sand and gravel ; this is very pernicious 

 to the constitution, medical men will tell 

 you why. I have been in the water six 

 hours together, fishing for pike, and expe- 

 rienced the bad effects of it, by violent pains 

 in my head. 



It is improper to angle when- a river is 



