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wild fowl, and, if good, will effectually repel the 

 water for a long time. They should be drawn over 

 an extra pair of coarse yarn stockings ; and so far 

 from being hard to the feet they are exceedingly 

 light and pleasant wear. 



Various dressings are recommended, though, per- 

 haps, almost any grease may answer. The first 

 application, however, should be, 



Tar, tallow, and bee's- wax, melted, (not too warm) 

 and then poured into the boots ; which, after having 

 this shaken into every part of them, should be hung 

 up to let it run out. 



Or, 



Drying oil, _ _ i pint. 



Yellow wax, - - 2 ounces. 



Turpentine, - - .2 ovinces. 



' Burgundy pitch, - 1 ounce. 



Melt these over a slow fire, and then add a few 

 drachms of essential oil of lavender, or thyme. 



With this the boots should be rubbed, some dis- 

 tance from the fire. The application must be re- 

 peated as often as the boots become dry, until they 

 are fully saturated. 



Abstract of the Game Laws. 



The Qualijication, 



In the reign of Richard II. the qualification was 

 forty shillings per annum ; James I. advanced it to 

 ten pounds. Though these statutes have never been 

 formally repealed, yet they have been rendered a 

 dead letter by the following act of 22 and 33 Charles, 

 c. 25. 



' Any person or persons, not having lands of in- 

 heritance, or freehold property, in his own or his 



