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FOREST AND STREAM 
It Starts 
With a 
Start* 
T HERE’S no hand-blis¬ 
tering, back-breaking, 
arm-aching cranking 
with a Caille Five-Speed 
Motcr. It starts with a 
And it starts so easily that a 
pull of a few pounds on a little 
handle (as shown below) does the 
trick. The starting mechanism isfully 
enclosed in a drum and mounted on 
top of the flywheel. It is positive in 
action and mechanically perfect. .The 
Motor 
can be instantly attached to any rowboat 
and cives you live speeds—a high speed (7 to 
10 miles per hour) to hurry you to the fishing: 
or hunting: grounds—an ideal trolling-speed— 
a neutral—a slow and fast reverse. And, 
mind you. all speed changes are made with¬ 
out stopping, reversing or altering the speed 
of the motor. It always runs at normal 
speed. When set at neutral, the boat stands 
still while the motor remains running. 
Other Caille Features 
I include water cooled silencer on exhaust: 
i magneto in flywheel; self-lubrication; speed 
; propeller; water-tight gear housing; cush- 
j ioned steering handle. You’ll receive full de¬ 
tails when you send for Catalog No. 10 . 
Dealers Wanted 
We also build marine motors from 
2 to 30 h.p. Details in special cata¬ 
log 1 No. 24. When writing please 
give dimensions, style and purpose 
of boat to be powered. 
The Caille Perfection 
Motor Co. 
1549 Caille St. Detroit, Mich. 
Save Your Face 
Oil Your Razor 
Rust causes razor dullness. 
3-in-One absolutely prevents 
rust on the minute teeth” of 
every razor blade. Always do 
this before and after shaving: 
Draw blade between thumb and 
forefinger moistened with a little 
If an “ordinary” razor, oil strop, too. Then 
—strop and have the most luxurious shave of 
all your life. Oil blade again before putting 
away. 
3-in-One is sold everywhere in 3 size bottles: 
Trial size, 10c; 3-oz., 25c; 8-oz., (half pint) 60c. 
Also in Handy Oil Cans, 25c. 
rnrr Generous sample and scientific 
rlVLL “Razor Saver” circular. 
3-IN-ONE OIL COMPANY 
112 New St., New York City 
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Nessmuk’s Comer 
And Camp Fire 
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This Month Marking the Opening of 
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The Early Fishing Season, a few 
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Hints Pertinent to the Occasion 
Are Offered for the Bene- 
in 1-1 
fit of the Angler 
Conducted by Old Camper for All Campers. 
HOW TO DRESS LINES. 
American anglers do not pay so much atten¬ 
tion to the little home-made niceties of their fa¬ 
vorite recreation as do our English cousins, but 
at the same time nothing gives more pleasure 
than trying to do a lot of things with your tackle 
that are usually left to the manufacturer. That 
is why I am sending for your Nessmuk’s Corner 
something I clipped from the “Field” of London 
the other day dealing with the art of dressing 
lines, or enameling them, as we say on this side 
of the water. The receipt for this is not gener¬ 
ally known and may be of use to our own ang- 
gling fraternity. I quote: 
A very interesting demonstration in line-dress¬ 
ing was given recently at the Fly Fishers’ Club 
by Mr. Thomas Aspinall who had been invited to 
show the members his method of dressing a line 
very quickly. As most anglers know, the process 
af dressing a line with boiled linseed oil is a 
slow one, and though it gives splendid results if 
faithfully carried out it is beyond the patience 
of most amateurs to give it all the time and 
trouble that are required to make the best job of 
it. Mr. Aspinall’s quick dressing consists. in 
passing the line through three things—a solution 
of glue (in the proportion of 4 oz. glue, 10 oz. 
water, and % oz. boiled oil), boiled oil, and 
French polish. The line is run through the solu¬ 
tion while it is hot; it dries on cooling, and is 
then run through the boiled oil, after which it 
dries quickly if the excess of oil is taken off 
properly Then it can be run through the French 
polish three times without any interval between 
each dip. Three jam pots can be used to hold 
the different preparations, and a fork serves for 
dipping the line, which is run through the prongs, 
they themselves being held under the solution. A 
piece of wash-leater is used to take off the ex¬ 
cess deposit from each bath. The prescription 
was first published in the “Fishing Gazette, and 
we are able to give it by Mr. Marston’s kindness. 
Mr. Aspinall’s demonstration was. followed by a 
large muster of members and their friends with 
keen attention and interest. 
He was introduced bv Mr. Marston, who gave 
a little historical sketch of the art of dressing 
lines. It is by no means an old art, for the earli- 
est reference he had been able to find to a dressed 
line was in Bohn’s edition of the ‘Complete 
Angler” in 1856, where there is a mention of an 
“india-rubber line,” made of plaited silk and 
treated with rubber. Ten years later Francis 
Francis recommended “equal parts of boiled lin¬ 
seed oil and copal varnish,” and gave one or two 
variants. Mr. Marston went on to touch on 
more modern work and the methods of Mr. Wills 
Ridley, Mr. Halford, and Mr. Hawksley. He 
also mentioned the beautiful lines turned out by 
a member of the club, Mr. Coggeshall. All such 
lines are the result of great pains and labor. Mr. 
Aspinall’s method, he explained, was not set out 
as being calculated to produce a better dressed 
ling than other methods. It was only claimed that 
“it makes a good waterproof dressing which 
wears well and fishes well, and is quickly and 
cheaply made.” 
We would have no doubt that many anglers 
will try Mr. Aspinall’s prescription for them¬ 
selves. After the line has been through the 
boiled oil it should apparently be allowed to stand 
a bit before going through the French polish. A 
line so dressed could, Mr. Aspinall explained, be 
used in a day or two, but the longer it is allowed 
to dry the better. The question is sometimes 
asked how an old dressing can be removed from 
a line. He said that this could be done by putting 
it into a bottle with some naphtha, after which 
the line could be redressed when thoroughly dry. 
HOW TO MAKE GOOD COFFEE. 
Saginaw, Mich., March 10, 1916. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Here is a clipping that describes exactly the 
method that I have pursued in making good cof¬ 
fee—I mean really good coffee, during all the 
years that I have been camping. 
I never let it boil, that makes it muddy accord¬ 
ing to my notion, but if the coffee is ground fine, 
mind you just as fine as can be, and the coffee 
pot is clean and not smelly and the water is 
screeching hot, boiling, just as hot as it can be, 
and poured in and the cover clapped on and the 
pot set back where it will keep hot but not boil, 
or in other words, follow out this recipe, I’ll 
guarantee that the coffee will be clear, strong and 
of as good flavor as can be made from the coffee 
that you use. 
W. B. M. 
Here is the recipe: 
Have the coffee ground fine, as only by this 
means are the cells containing the essence open¬ 
ed. Use a heaping dessert spoonful for each cup 
desired, and add one for the pot. Pour on the 
