STOVEPIPE PANTS SAVE FISHERMEN FROM SNAKES (Aug, 1933)
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1933
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Source: Popular Science ( More articles from this issue )
Issue: Aug, 1933
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STOVEPIPE PANTS SAVE FISHERMEN FROM SNAKES
So richly stocked with fish is the Deschutes River, in central Oregon, that sportsmen facetiously say one must hide behind a tree to bait a hook. Unhappily, the region also abounds in rattlesnakes. To invade this angler’s paradise in safety, fishermen have adopted the ingenious expedient of donning tin pants fashioned from stovepipes, as seen in the photograph at the left. The metal leggings are reported to have proved successful in protecting the fishermen from the fangs of rattlers.
Don’t sit down!
Comment by Bob — January 17, 2008 @ 7:16 am
Isn’t this how the Tin Woodman got started?
Comment by Stannous — January 17, 2008 @ 5:59 pm
I suppose if you’re desperate to fish…
Comment by Rick Auricchio — January 18, 2008 @ 9:11 pm