Chapt. xin. Tussa silkworm. Mod. 173 



a description by Dr. Shortt, f. l. s., f. z. s. etc. of Madras. 

 "The male and female moths differ in size, the male 

 "measuring from the tip of one wing to the other be- 

 "tween four and five inches, whilst the female measures 

 "from six to seven inches in expanse of wing; both are of 

 "a uniform yellowish brown having a couple of lunated 

 "transparent talc-like spots on each wing, and it is chiefly 

 "in the form of these spots that they differ from other 

 "moths of the same kind." 



An exhaustive history of these and other silkworms, 

 their food, and culture, will be found in an official report 

 on Silk in India by J. Geoghegen, Under-Secretary to the 

 Government of India, Department of Agriculture, Reve- 

 nue, and Commerce, and published at the Office of the 

 Superintendent of Government Printing, Calcutta. 



For fly fishing for the smaller fish a light 

 Eod ' single handed rod of 14 feet in length is 



the luxury. You should have extra tops in case of acci- 

 dents, and a short stout spinning top is an advantage. 



For Mahseer however you want a double handed sal- 

 mon rod, and 16 feet is quite long enough. 



The Irish rods, with splices instead of ferrules, play 

 the best from end to end, if you will be troubled with put- 

 ting them together, and if you will also do so thorough- 

 ly tightly, so that they are like one piece; but most fisher- 

 men will not be so bothered in spite of their proverbial 

 patience. 



On no account buy a rod with a screw inside the 

 ferrule; the screw always wears, and then the rings do 



