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that it may at some time prove beneficial to some 

 poor "unfortunate, weary of breath:" We use 

 tacketed shoes, of a size large enough to admit wad- 

 ing stockings when required; but when we wade 

 without the water-tights, in order to keep the shoes 

 firm and easy on our feet, we put a quantity of soft 

 grass into them. After finishing our sport we take 

 off our shoes, wash them out, and turn them up to 

 drip. We then pull some of the softest grass we 

 can find and put a layer of it into them, put on a 

 pair of dry socks, which are easily carried in the 

 pocket, and then put on the shoes. After this we 

 can generally reach home without getting foot-sore. 

 The basket (and note this, for it is of importance) 

 we raise so high upon our back that it half rests 

 on the shoulders, and we easily keep it in that posi- 

 tion by twisting our rod once round the belt in 

 front of us, and letting our arms rest on the rod 

 one arm on each side of the belt ; and the belt can 

 be taken up a few links if found too long for this. 

 The arms have thus a sort of lever power upon the 

 basket, which makes it feel lighter, from the weight 

 being more equally divided, and the basket shoulder 

 being relieved from the dead weight. 



