20 ilafe iluntingy 



fun difpel them, or the day is advanced,' 

 Then the dogs can fmell, and the trail yields ' 

 a fcent as it evaporates. 



The trail is alfo fpoiled by the falling oi? 

 much dew, and by fhowers that happen* 

 after a long interval, which, drawing our 

 imells from the earth, fpoil thie fcent till 

 the ground is dry again. The South winds 

 alfo hurt it by fpreading moiffcure *; but 

 north winds, if not too ' fevere, ftrengthen ' 

 and preferve ito 



Rains and drizzling mlfts drown it. The 

 moon alio dellroys it by the -f* heat, efpe- 

 cially at the full ; the trail is alfo then moil 

 irregular J, for, delighting in the light, 

 they play together, and ■ throwing them- 

 felves, they make long intervals. And it' 

 becomes alfo perplexed when Foxes have 

 pafled over it before. 



In the fpring, on account of the mild 

 temperature of the air, the trail would be 

 very ilrong, if the earth, being full of 

 flowers, did not puzzle the dogs, by mix>- 



• It is exadlly the reverfe in this climate. 

 -)■ This;,- I believe, will not be admitted^ 

 \ See the Effaysj- p. 112^ 



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