. Fishes and fishing;. fortwenty years if kept dry. To get cold water take a corked jug; to the cork attacha strong cord; to the handle of the jug attach a small rope;row out into the lake where it is very deep; tie a heavy stoneto the jug to make it sink; drop the jug overboard, beingcareful that the line attached to the cork goes out freely. Whenthe jug has reached the bottom, pull out the cork. The jugwill fill with cold water. When full draw in with the line at-tached to the handle. The water will be very cold, especiallyif the lake is fed by underground springs. A good compass should be t
. Fishes and fishing;. fortwenty years if kept dry. To get cold water take a corked jug; to the cork attacha strong cord; to the handle of the jug attach a small rope;row out into the lake where it is very deep; tie a heavy stoneto the jug to make it sink; drop the jug overboard, beingcareful that the line attached to the cork goes out freely. Whenthe jug has reached the bottom, pull out the cork. The jugwill fill with cold water. When full draw in with the line at-tached to the handle. The water will be very cold, especiallyif the lake is fed by underground springs. A good compass should be taken along where much tramp- FISHES AND FISHING 85 ing through the woods is anticipated, for it is very easy toget lost. A man naturally turns to the right in the woods,while a woman leans to the left. This has been demonstratedhundreds of times. A device for looking into the depths of the water may beconstructed of haif inch pine, five inches square at each endand four to five feet long. The lower end is covered with. glass and the upper end is cut to fit the face. With such atelescope one may see things at a depth of twenty to twen-ty-five feet on clear days. Such telescopes are often usedwhen snaring through the ice in winter or in searching forclams or crawfish in shallow water. Whistle—Very often the whistle may show your presence,or may be used as a signal. The rule of the woods is: Onelong shrill blast—Game here, come, Two long blasts:Where are you? Three long blasts: Wait, I am blasts at intervals: I am lost. The same signals areused with rifle or shot gun. ?Sunglass, or flint lighter—Very often hunters lose theirmatches or they become wet. The sunglass or reading glassor the flint lighter then come in handy. The glass can onlybe used when the sun shines, but the flint lighter, if kept ina rubber or oil skin cover, may be used at all times even ifthe hunter is unfortunate enough to be dumped in the water. 86 FISHES AND PISHING Electric Light—The poc
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