100 THOUGHTS ON HUNTING 



This is to be taken three times ; every other day, 

 once : the dog should be kept warm, and from cold 

 water. Whey, or pot-liquor, may be given him two 

 or three hours after, and should be continued, instead 

 of meat, during the time that he is taking the 

 medicine. The best way of giving it, is to mix 

 it up with butter, and then to make it into balls 

 with a little flour. 



When a dog is rough in his coat, and scratches 

 much, two or three purging balls, and a little rest after- 

 wards, seldom fail to get him into order again. To 

 make dogs fine in their coats, you should use the follow- 

 ing dressing : 



One pound of native sulphur, 

 One quart of train-oil, 

 One pint of oil of turpentine, 

 Two pound of soap. 



My hounds are dressed with it two or three times only 

 in a year: in some kennels, I am told, they dress them 

 once in two months. The more frequently it is done, 

 the cleaner, I suppose, your hounds will look. Should 

 you choose to dress your puppies before they are put 

 out to their walks, the following receipt, which I re- 

 ceived from a friend of mine in Staffordshire (the 

 person already mentioned in this Letter, an excellent 

 sportsman, to whom I have many obligations), will 

 answer the purpose best ; and on their change of diet, 

 from milk to meat, may be sometimes necessary : 



Three-quarters of an ounce of quicksilver, 

 Half a pint of spirits of turpentine, 

 Four ounces of hog's-lard, 

 One pound of soft soap, 



Three ounces of common turpentine, in which 

 the quicksilver must be killed. 



