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BAITS. 
scouring and preserving worms, is little practised in this 
country among Anglers generally ; but as the method is very 
simple, it should be followed by all sportsmen, on account of 
the increased activity, brightness, and toughness it gives to 
this favorite bait. A variety of modes are recommended by 
different writers. The best method is to take a quantity of 
moss, which can readily be procured in any part of the coun- 
try, wash it well, and squeeze it till nearly dry, after which 
place it in an earthem pot together with your worms. A few 
days will be sufficient to make them thoroughly scoured, and 
fit for use. They can be preserved in the same manner for a 
number of weeks, by changing and washing the moss every 
three or four days. Should any of them be found sickly or 
dead, they should be immediately removed, or they will 
eventually destroy the others. 
The mode of bailing hooks with worms . — “ To bait with 
a single worm, enter the point of the hook a little below the 
head, threading it carefully, without breaking or bruising it, 
to within a quarter of an inch of the tail j the shank of the 
hook must bo well covered with the worm.” 
“To bait with two worms on a hook, enter your hook at 
the head of the first worm, and bring it out at the middle, and 
then draw it over the arming* of your hook on the line, then 
enter the hook at the middle of the second worm, and bring 
it up to within one quarter of an inch of the head ; draw down 
the first worm till it meet the second, and your bait will then 
travel freely on the bottom.” 
Another mode of baiting with a single worm, is to enter 
the point of the hook at the head, and bring it carefully down 
to within a quarter of an inch of the tail ; and if the worm bo 
* Tho place whore tho hook is tied or wkippod on. 
