162 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



one of the most valuable properties in a 

 dog — the nose. I hold meat of any kind 

 to be objectionable ; it should be stewed, 

 and the juices thoroughly extracted from 

 it, and then the soup may be given with 

 the bread soaked in it. 



At home — I mean in Old England — - 

 T substitute the commonest and coarsest 

 sea-biscuit ; and when this cannot be pro- 

 cured, where the distance from a sea-port 

 town is great, the oaten cake, or coarse 

 barley bread, will be found to answer 

 equally well. Both are extremely nourish- 

 ing ; and when steeped in pot liquor, is as 

 well relished as the pain de munition of La 

 belle France. 



Setters in general are foul feeders, and 

 eat voraciously ; and if care be not taken 

 to counteract the effects of gluttony, 

 much evil will result. All dogs generate 

 bile quicker than any other animals ; and 

 the stomach should be cleansed of all im- 



