BOY'S HOLYDAY BOOK, FOR ALL SEASONS: CONTAINING COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS FOR ANGLING, SWIMMING, CONJURING, THE MAKING OF FIREWORKS, CRICKET, ARCHERY, GYMNASTICS, AND THE VARIOUS GAMES FOR BOYS; NUMEROUS SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS & AMUSEMENTS; BLUCIDATIONS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, ELECTROTYPE, AND DAGUERREOTYPE ARITHMETICAL PASTIMES; THE LANGUAGE OF THE DEAF AND DUMB, &c. WITH NUMEROUS ENGRAVINGS. SECOND EDITION, GREATLY ENLARGED. LONDON: G. H. DAVIDSON, PETER'S HILL, DOCTORS' COMMONS, PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION. IN presenting the following pages to the Public, introductory remarks are scarcely needed, as the book is one of a kind that speaks its purpose with singular plainness. The object has been to produce for the rising generation, at a price within the reach of most, a practical description of such Pastimes as, while they afford a never-ceasing source of amusement, are calculated equally to enlarge the mental and physical powers. In carrying out this design, the beaten course has not only been followed, but the modern sciences have been made to render tribute; and the reader will consequently find many items of information in this little volume that he may look for in vain in works of greater pretension. CONTENTS. BAITS-Gentles, 11; Brandlings, Baits, and Case-Worms, or Cad- The Gudgeon, with Engraving, 16 The Trout, with Engraving, 31 India-Rubber,use of in Angling,10 General Observations, with En- Best Times and Places for Bath- Corks, Bladders, and other Auxi- liaries, with an Engraving, 59 Of beginning to learn, with En |