The Sportsman's Dictionary; Or, The Gentleman's Companion: for Town and Country: Containing Full and Particular Instructions for Riding, Hunting, Fowling ... Hawking, &c. With the Various Methods to be Observed in Breeding and Dieting of Horses Both for the Road and Turf; Also, the Management of Dogs, Gamecocks, Dunghill-fowls, Turkies, Geese, Ducks, Pigeons, Singing-birds, &c. And the Manner of Curing Their Various Diseases and AccidentsG.G.J. and J. Robinson, 1785 - 548 pages |
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... thefe warts put 3 ounces of pow- der of copperas in a crucible , with 1 ounce of arfenic powdered ; place the crucible in the middle of a charcoal fire , ftirring the fubftance , but carefully avoid the ma- lignant teams : when the ...
... thefe warts put 3 ounces of pow- der of copperas in a crucible , with 1 ounce of arfenic powdered ; place the crucible in the middle of a charcoal fire , ftirring the fubftance , but carefully avoid the ma- lignant teams : when the ...
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... thefe fails is fheep's wool , which foaks in the water , and foon becomes very heavy however , get of this as many different fhades as you can , and have feal's fur and hog - wool , dyed to match them ; which , by reafon they are more ...
... thefe fails is fheep's wool , which foaks in the water , and foon becomes very heavy however , get of this as many different fhades as you can , and have feal's fur and hog - wool , dyed to match them ; which , by reafon they are more ...
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... thefe directions ; and firft for trolling : And note that , in trolling , the head of the bait - fish must be at the bent of the hook ; whereas , in fishing at the fnap , the hook must come out at or near his tail . But the effen- tial ...
... thefe directions ; and firft for trolling : And note that , in trolling , the head of the bait - fish must be at the bent of the hook ; whereas , in fishing at the fnap , the hook must come out at or near his tail . But the effen- tial ...
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... thefe off clofe to the ftem , and , with the end of your mid- dle finger , prefs the ftem clofe to the hook , while , with the fore - finger of your right- hand , you turn the filk into a loop ; which when you have twice put over the ...
... thefe off clofe to the ftem , and , with the end of your mid- dle finger , prefs the ftem clofe to the hook , while , with the fore - finger of your right- hand , you turn the filk into a loop ; which when you have twice put over the ...
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... thefe . Remember to plumb your ground ang- ling with fine tackle , as fingle hairs for half the line next the hook , round and small plumbed , according to the float . Other special baits are thefe ; brandling , gentles , paste , dock ...
... thefe . Remember to plumb your ground ang- ling with fine tackle , as fingle hairs for half the line next the hook , round and small plumbed , according to the float . Other special baits are thefe ; brandling , gentles , paste , dock ...
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