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crawl from their holes they may be seized and captured, 

 although it requires some practice to take them, and one must 

 be quick in laying hold of them to prevent their sudden 

 withdrawal into their holes. 



If a lawn be not available, they may be found under 

 planks or rotten logs where the earth is rich in clay. 



Worms dug from earth are 

 not usually as large or as lively 

 as those taken from grassy places, 

 but sometimes very good specimens 

 may be dug up with a spade 

 from rich earth. 



Dung -worms are found in 

 rotten dung heaps, especially 

 when the dung has been mixed 

 with leaves and the process of 

 decay is well advanced. The best 

 kind is about two inches in length, 

 of a reddish-brown colour, with 

 black rings running around the 

 body, and very lively. 



To preserve worms in a proper 

 state for angling, particularly in 

 very hot, moist weather, requires 

 some degree of attention. 



They should be placed in shallow boxes, with two or 

 three inches of earth, and a top layer of soft green moss, 

 which, if not available, may be replaced by grass; but, in 

 this case, the grass must be renewed every day, as it rots 

 quickly, and thereby destroys the worms. 



A box, four by six by eight inches, made of half-inch 

 or inch pine, so that it will not warp or split, having a cover 

 filled with air holes and furnished with two hooks and eyes 

 so that it may be fastened down securely, is the most satis- 

 factorv form ; such a box will hold one hundred worms. 



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