The Popular recreator. A key to in-door and out-door amusements .. (1873)
London, New York [etc.] Cassell, Petter & Galpin · leaf 282
the barb is large and rank—strip theshank of its whipping as clean as possible, and then carry thepoint round through the flesh and draw the shank out throughthe second aperture. It is a common practice with many fly-fishermen, after placingtheir rod against a tree or other object, to keep the fly… … 270 THE POPULAR RECREATOR. the fate of his victims, and is hooked either by tongue or lip.In this case it is better to let another person operate, either witha sharp instrument cutting down to the hook, or treating it aswe have directed; but from the greater tenderness of the lip andtongue—although…
Amusements · Games · Sports
Internet Archive · Boston Public Library · Public Domain Mark 1.0. Free to use for anything.
![An illustration from The Telegrapher [microform] (1864)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-telegrapher04nati-65-29.webp)
![An illustration from Common objects of the microscope [electronic resource] (1900)](https://img.insideoutlibrary.com/img/200/ia-49492157.2969.emory.edu-37-21.webp)
