164 THE SPORTSMAN IN FRANCE. 



nut ; on the intervening days, give him 

 (fasting) three table- spoonsful of castor 

 oil, (lamp oil will do, faute de mieux ;) 

 and before the last dose is administered 

 he will have parted company with all his 

 worms. 



In calling the attention of the sports- 

 man to the state of his dog's feet after a 

 long day it is to be remarked that, in 

 wild fowl and snipe-shooting, they may 

 become too soft, in which case astringents 

 should occasionally be applied. If the 

 feet be washed with strong brine^ this 

 evil will be obviated, and the remedy, 

 however simple, is very efficacious, and 

 can be procured on all occasions. 



