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SECTION SECOND. 



OUTFIT FOE SALMON-FISHING. 



1 tent, either a marquee, wall-tent, or a, common circular 

 tent. 



2 rubber blankets. 

 2 head-nets. 



1 musquito-bar. 



1 pair wading trowsers, water-proof and large. 



1 water-proof overcoat, large and light. 



1 oil-cloth coat and pants, to wear when fishing in the rain. 



2 pairs of pegged army shoes for wading. 

 6 " heavy woolen half hose. 



1 pair of heavy woolen blankets. 



1 rubber bag, large size. 



1 rubber pillow. 



1 pint aqua ammonia, for applying to bites of black flies, 

 for preventing the secondary effect of swelling. 



1 small case of medicines. 



To guard against being bitten by black flies and rausqui- 

 toes, carry a bottle of castor-oil mixed with a strong tincture 

 of camphor. Some salmon:anglers employ a composition of 

 tar and camphor, which gives them the tawny tint of the In- 

 dian, though it is one of the best protections against flies. 

 The black fly is the worst during daytime, while the musqui- 

 toes and gnats begin their depredations at sundown and con- 

 tinue until sunrise. Your gaffer should furnigate your tent 

 every night before you retire with a smudge smoke. Both 

 the head-net and musquito-bar should be used every night. 



For constant wear, day and night, supply yourself with a 

 pair of woolen gloves extending near to the elbows, worn 

 over the coat sleeve and held up by an elastic strap" ; or sew 

 a pair of cotton stocking-legs to the wrists of a pair of gloves, 

 either dogskin, buckskin, or close and thick woolen gloves. 



A trip to Canada for salmon-fishing would be the gem of 

 the year for all anglers, and even summer excursionists, were 



