OF BETTING.
1. He who bets on one of the players has a right to advise him in playing the game.
2. He who wins a bet is bound to give his adversary his revenge, but the loser is not obliged to take it.
3. The players have the privilege of accepting bets in preference to a bystander.
4. Betting being optional and not arbitrary, the bets that are made must be mentioned at every game.
5. Every case not provided for by the foregoing rules ought always to be decided against the player who is in fault.—Hoyle.
Echinus, s. A hedgehog; a shell-fish set with prickles. Vide Hedgehog.
Eddy, s. The water that, by some repercussion, or opposite wind, runs contrary to the main stream; generally a favourite cast in fly-fishing.
Eel, s. A serpentine slimy fish, that lurks in mud.
Very little is yet known of the natural history of the eel; indeed, the element in which they live almost precludes us from that access to them which is necessary to enable us to observe their habits and economy. The eel is evidently a link between the fish and serpent, but, unlike the former, it can exist a long time out of water, which its nocturnal migrations prove, though probably a certain degree of moisture on the grass is necessary to enable it to do this.