8. When the pack is defective, by consisting of too many, or too few cards; the deal in which it is discovered is void, but the preceding ones stand good. 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. The haunts of the eel are among weeds, under roots, stumps of trees, in holes and clefts of the earth, both in the banks, and at the bottom in the plain mud, where they lie with only their heads out, watching for their prey; they are also to be found under great stones, old timber, about bridges, flood-gates, weirs, and also mills, except when the water is rendered thick by rains, for then they come out, and will bite eagerly. They are in best season from May until July: a running line should be used, which must be very strong, and the hook No. 3, or 4, with a plumb or pistol bullet upon it. They are to be angled for on the ground, and two or more rods may be employed (if ground bait be thought necessary, it should be the same as for the barbel); the prime bait is the lob-worm, and they bite eagerly all day, in dark cloudy weather, after showers, attended with thunder and lightning, when the water is high and discoloured; but those who venture upon night angling, will have far greater success when the weather is warm and the night dark. They are then to be angled for upon the shallows, where there is a current, or by the side or tail of a stream, with a sandy or gravelly bottom, with the bait on the ground; they will be felt to tug sharply when they seize the bait, give time (which is necessary both in day and night angling), and there will be no doubt of sport from night-fall until day-break, when they directly flee to their hiding places.