The Boy's Treasury of Sports, Pastimes, and RecreationsD. Bogue, (Late Tilt and Bogue), 1844 - 464 sider |
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Side 2
... Wings are not advan- tageous appendages , but if wished , they may be made of paper cut into slips , rolled up to resemble a tassel , and be tied to the sides of the kite at C , D. The tail should be from twelve to twenty times the ...
... Wings are not advan- tageous appendages , but if wished , they may be made of paper cut into slips , rolled up to resemble a tassel , and be tied to the sides of the kite at C , D. The tail should be from twelve to twenty times the ...
Side 166
... wings must be taken off before they are put on the hook . Salmon spawn is an excellent bait for trout and chub : you may purchase it at the shops ready for use ; or , to prepare it yourself , about September or October , boil a pound of ...
... wings must be taken off before they are put on the hook . Salmon spawn is an excellent bait for trout and chub : you may purchase it at the shops ready for use ; or , to prepare it yourself , about September or October , boil a pound of ...
Side 173
... wings taken off , or a large snail . During the spring months , fish as near the middle of the stream as you can , and allow the bait to drag on the ground . Use running tackle , gut line , quill float , and No 8 or No 9 hook ; strike ...
... wings taken off , or a large snail . During the spring months , fish as near the middle of the stream as you can , and allow the bait to drag on the ground . Use running tackle , gut line , quill float , and No 8 or No 9 hook ; strike ...
Side 180
... wings be clipped , and the insect hung with its feet downward . Wasps , hornets , and humble - bees are esteemed good baits for dace , eels , roach , bream , chub , and flounders ; they should be dried in an oven or over the fire , and ...
... wings be clipped , and the insect hung with its feet downward . Wasps , hornets , and humble - bees are esteemed good baits for dace , eels , roach , bream , chub , and flounders ; they should be dried in an oven or over the fire , and ...
Side 183
... wings , and place it on the upper side of the shank , with the roots turned toward the bend of the hook , and fasten the feather securely down by twisting the silk over it ; clip the root ends closely with your scissors ; then , with a ...
... wings , and place it on the upper side of the shank , with the roots turned toward the bend of the hook , and fasten the feather securely down by twisting the silk over it ; clip the root ends closely with your scissors ; then , with a ...
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acid æther amusement appear bait ball barbel beautiful birds body bottom bowler boys breast cage centre Chaffinch checkmate chub circle colour cork crystals dace distance edge eggs endeavour fanciers fastened feathers feet figure fingers fish foil foot forward four glass grayling gudgeons head hold hole hook horse inches keep king lamp-black leap left hand legs length light magic square marble move nitric acid opponent paper pass pawn perch performed person piece pigeon played player position produced quarte quoit rabbits rider right hand ring roach round side silk sliders spirit of wine square stand strike striker string sulphuric acid surface swimming tail taken Thaumatrope throw thrust thumb touch trout turn upright ventriloquism whilst wicket wicket-keeper wings wire yards yellow young
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Side 35 - How MANY miles to Babylon? Three score miles and ten. Can I get there by candle-light? Yes, and back again.
Side 438 - Twill be found in the sphere when 'tis riven asunder, Be seen in the lightning, and heard in the thunder ; 'Twas allotted to man with his earliest breath, Attends at his birth and awaits him in death, Presides o'er his happiness, honour, and health, Is the prop of his house, and the end of his wealth.
Side 94 - During the great heats of summer there is no danger in bathing, however warm we may be, in rivers which have been thoroughly warmed by the sun; but to throw one's self into cold spring water when the body has been heated by exercise in the sun, is an imprudence which may prove fatal.
Side 437 - Twas in heaven pronounced, and 'twas muttered in hell, And echo caught faintly the sound as it fell ; On the confines of earth 'twas permitted to rest, And the depths of the ocean its presence confest.
Side 94 - ... and wholesome an exercise. Soldiers particularly should, methinks, all be taught to swim ; it might be of frequent use, either in surprising an enemy or saving themselves ; and if I had now boys to educate, I should prefer those schools (other things being equal) where an opportunity was afforded for acquiring so advantageous an art, which, once learned, is never forgotten.
Side 190 - ... shall be guilty of a misdemeanour, and being convicted thereof shall be liable at the discretion of the court to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with or without hard labour.
Side 256 - Wisely regardful of the embroiling sky, In joyless fields and thorny thickets leaves His shivering mates, and pays to trusted man His annual visit. Half afraid, he first Against the window beats; then, brisk, alights On the warm hearth; then, hopping o'er the floor, Eyes all the smiling family askance, And pecks, and starts, and wonders where he is! Till, more familiar grown, the table crumbs Attract his slender feet.
Side 94 - When I was a boy, I amused myself one day with flying a paper kite; and, approaching the bank of a pond which was near a mile broad, I tied the string to a stake, and the kite ascended to a very considerable height above the pond, while I was swimming. In a little time, being desirous of amusing myself with my kite, and enjoying at the same time the pleasure of swimming, I returned; and...
Side 94 - I was drawn along the surface of the water in a very agreeable manner. Having then engaged another boy to carry my clothes round the pond...