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the oyster dredge, it slioiild have two, one above and 

 one below, so that it will work equally well on 

 whichsoever side it falls, or how often soever it may 

 be turned over by rough ground. The bag-net should 

 be of strong spunyarn, or (still better) of hide " such 

 as those hides of the w^ild cattle of the Pampas, 

 which the tobacconists receive from South America," 

 cut into thongs, and netted close. It should be 

 loosely laced together with a thong at the tail edge, 

 in order to be opened easily, when brought on board, 

 without canting the net over, and pouring the con- 

 tents roughly out through the mouth. Tlie dragging- 

 rope should be strong, and at least three times as 

 long as the perpendicular depth of the water in which 

 you are working ; if, indeed, there is much breeze, or 

 any swell at all, still more line should be veered out. 

 The inboard end should be made fast somewhere 

 in the stern sheets, the dredge hove to windward, 

 the boat put before the wind; and you may then 

 amuse yourself as you will for the next quarter of 

 an hour, provided that you have got ready various 

 wide-mouthed bottles for the more delicate monsters, 



