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with a screw valve at the top, and can be put in the vest pocket, 

 or even the pocket-book, and inflated for use at the pleasure of 

 the possessor. The float has been considered the most incon- 

 venient article for use on a long tour, and is often left behind 

 on occasions of distant excursions. But all difficulties of this 

 kind vanish in the convenience of the rubber float. Those of 

 the fraternity who find it difficult to keep their temper, when 

 not in the usual luck, will therefore please blow up their floats 

 instead of the fish, the weather, or some less harmless object of 

 their displeasure. 



