EDITORIAL NOTE 



THE Editor, in the revision of these letters 

 " On the Condition of Hunters," has been 

 anxious to retain their original form as 

 far as possible, but with our present 

 state of knowledge — more especially the letters bear- 

 ing upon Veterinary work — it has been necessary to 

 delete a considerable portion of the text, replacing it 

 with facts of an up-to-date character. 



In some of the letters this alteration has diminished 

 the pagination, whilst the original index had to be 

 recast in consequence. 



The total volume of the work has been " cut 

 down," but the Editor trusts that this expunging of 

 useless matter will not be thought to have diminished 

 the brilliant character of the letters as originally 

 penned by this famous sportsman, and that the 

 " Condition of Hunters " will meet with the same 

 hearty welcome as the older editions did. 



F. T. BARTON. 



