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18th. How many rods will your fishing accommodate 

 without one incommoding the others ? 



19th. Can and will you name any one in this vicinity 

 who has fished your water ? 



Xow, human nature is weak, and one of its weaknesses 

 is to say as little as possible about the defects, and to 

 dilate freely on the merits of any property in negotiation. 

 Mr. Doe knows how easy it is to overlook what one does 

 not wish to see. He therefore forestalls as far as possible 

 such inadvertence by numbering each question, and mak- 

 ing it a paragraph by itself. 



To this point the inquirer can with prudence follow in 

 Mr. Doe's footsteps. But beyond this, each case will 

 have its own individuality, and his own judgment and 

 common-sense must be his guide. 



One particular will certainly appear in the answer to 

 the advertisement — the price of the fishing. In regard to 

 this, what has been said of " casual " rods should be borne 

 in mind. A party for a definite time, particularly if suffi- 

 cient in number to fill the fishing, is more desirable than 

 a single individual for an indefinite time. A lump sum 

 in such case may be offered for the exclusive use of the 

 fishing for a fixed period, but not until either by some 

 statement in the answer to the advertisement, or by a 

 direct response to the eighteenth question above, the 

 capacity of the fishing has been first ascertained. 



Though, as a usual thing, the dealing will be with a 

 brother angler, and fair and courteous treatment will be 

 the rule, still there are black sheep in every community. 

 An effort may be made by some such rascal to palm off 

 worthless water upon the unsuspecting. If, therefore, no 



