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lantic, the proverb Ex uno disce omncs, or rather nosce, 

 prevails ; and the traveller, if a gentleman, is sure, 

 when once launched, to be able to obtain fishing 

 invitations to his heart's content. Tent-room he is 

 pretty sure of all he will require are stout boots, a 

 waterproof blanket, and the smallest possible knap- 

 sack to stow away indispensables. The meaning of 

 the latter word should be carefully studied by the 

 travelling Piscator for he will find the warmth of his 

 welcome increase in proportion as the amount of his 

 impedimenta diminishes. He must remember that a 

 night in the woods is always cool so he should not 

 be misled by the heat of Montreal or Quebec into 

 thinking no warm clothing necessary, but should 

 take a warm flannel shirt or two, and dress in some 

 such stuff as Canadian tweeds, which, combining 

 lightness with warmth, make an excellent costume 

 for the backwoods. Lastly, the traveller must be 

 able to rough it in the matter of food. I forewarn 

 him he may have to live for days on salt pork eked 

 out with such fish as he may catch for himself ; or if 

 this diet disgusts him, he must take preliminary les- 

 sons from a chameleon. In this sort of life, as in 

 most others, a cheery spirit has a great pull ; for as 

 the ' Times ' rarely penetrates to these regions, the 

 sojourners in camp must depend on each other's 

 mental resources for amusement round the evening's 

 camp-fire. 



Lastly, crede experto, the traveller who thinks of 



