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74 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION.
alum, etc., may be employed. Many persons prefer the arsenical
soap to the pure arsenic. This is composed of the following ingredients . arsenic, 1 ounce; white soap, 1 ounce; carbonate of
potash, 1 dram; water, 6 drams; camphor, 2 drams. Cut the
soap into thin slices, and melt over a slow fire with the water,
stirring it continually; when dissolved, remove from the fire, and
add the potash and arsenic by degrees; dissolve the camphor in
a little alcohol, and when the mixture is nearly cold, stir it in. ;
The proper materials for stuffing out skins will depend much
upon the size of the animal. For small birds and quadrupeds,
cotton will be found most convenient; for the larger, tow; for
those still larger, dry grass, straw, sawdust, bran, or other vegetable substances, may be used. Whatever substance be used,
eare must be taken to have it perfectly dry. Under no circumstances should animal matter, as hair, wool, or feathers, be employed.
The bills and loral region, as well as the legs and feet of birds,
and the ears, lips and toes of mammels, may, as most exposed to
the ravages of insects, be washed with an alcoholic solution of
strychnine applied with a brush to the dried skin; this will be
an almost certain safeguard against injury.._
-Fishing with Natural Fly.—This consists in fishing with the
living flies, grasshoppers, etc., which are found on the banks of
the rivers or lakes where you are fishing. It is practised with a
long rod, running tackle, and fine line. When learning this
system of angling, begin by fishing close under the banks, grad-,
ually increasing your distance until you can throw your live bait]
across the stream, screening yourself behind a tree, a bush, or a
cluster of weeds, otherwise you will not have the satisfaction of
lifting a single fish out of the water. In rivers where immense
quantities of weeds grow in the summer, so as almost to check
the current, you. must fish where the stream runs most rapidly,
taking care that in throwing your line into those parts you do
not entangle it among the weeds. Draw out only as much line
as will let the fly touch the surface, and if the wind is at your
back, it will be of no material service to you in carrying the fly
lightly over the water. In such places the water is generally
still, and your bait must, if possible, be dropped with no more
| Title | The boys' own book of outdoor sports |
| Creator | John, Uncle |
| Publisher | Hurst & company |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | [1887?] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000075 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 74 MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION. alum, etc., may be employed. Many persons prefer the arsenical soap to the pure arsenic. This is composed of the following ingredients . arsenic, 1 ounce; white soap, 1 ounce; carbonate of potash, 1 dram; water, 6 drams; camphor, 2 drams. Cut the soap into thin slices, and melt over a slow fire with the water, stirring it continually; when dissolved, remove from the fire, and add the potash and arsenic by degrees; dissolve the camphor in a little alcohol, and when the mixture is nearly cold, stir it in. ; The proper materials for stuffing out skins will depend much upon the size of the animal. For small birds and quadrupeds, cotton will be found most convenient; for the larger, tow; for those still larger, dry grass, straw, sawdust, bran, or other vegetable substances, may be used. Whatever substance be used, eare must be taken to have it perfectly dry. Under no circumstances should animal matter, as hair, wool, or feathers, be employed. The bills and loral region, as well as the legs and feet of birds, and the ears, lips and toes of mammels, may, as most exposed to the ravages of insects, be washed with an alcoholic solution of strychnine applied with a brush to the dried skin; this will be an almost certain safeguard against injury.._ -Fishing with Natural Fly.—This consists in fishing with the living flies, grasshoppers, etc., which are found on the banks of the rivers or lakes where you are fishing. It is practised with a long rod, running tackle, and fine line. When learning this system of angling, begin by fishing close under the banks, grad-, ually increasing your distance until you can throw your live bait] across the stream, screening yourself behind a tree, a bush, or a cluster of weeds, otherwise you will not have the satisfaction of lifting a single fish out of the water. In rivers where immense quantities of weeds grow in the summer, so as almost to check the current, you. must fish where the stream runs most rapidly, taking care that in throwing your line into those parts you do not entangle it among the weeds. Draw out only as much line as will let the fly touch the surface, and if the wind is at your back, it will be of no material service to you in carrying the fly lightly over the water. In such places the water is generally still, and your bait must, if possible, be dropped with no more |
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