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as the first time, before he again recovered; so that all 

 attempts at pursuit were useless. Once more I tried a 

 similar experiment on a fox with a considerable portion of 

 pure arsenic acid, evaporated to dryness, and afterwards 

 pulverized, which is a much stronger poison than arsenious 

 acid, and which, moreover, can easily be dissolved in fluids ; 

 but even this time, and after well clearing out his stomach, 

 Michel went his way. 



" The horse, or other animal, whose carcase is to be 



poisoned," M. farther tells us, " is killed in such wise 



that the blood is not lost. With the exception of a strip of 

 the breadth of one's hand, running the whole length of the 

 back, the skin is then taken off ; and after deep incisions have 

 been made everywhere in the flesh with a knife, the poison 

 is well rubbed into the whole body as well inwardly as out- 

 wardly. This matter accomplished, the skin is once more 

 drawn to its place and sewn together. The carcase is then 

 laid for several days together in some warm place such as 

 a dunghill, where it is covered with straw in order that 

 the poison may be thoroughly disseminated throughout the 

 entire body and entrails. When it has been thus duly 

 prepared, it is exposed in a spot known to be haunted by 

 wolves : in preference, on an eminence, free from boulders, 

 trees, bushes, &c., as such may excite suspicion on the part 

 of wild beasts. Gloves should be worn whilst handling 

 the carcase, and these, as well as the sledge on which it 

 is conveyed in short, everything with which it comes in 

 contact must be sprinkled with the urine of horses or 

 cattle, mixed with the Soft, or juice from fresh horse-dung. 

 Fresh horse-dung must also be strewed, as well at the 



