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times, who wrote a delightful little treatise 

 called the ''Meynellian Science," descriptive 

 of that great celebrity's pack, practices, and 

 opinions, that " Whippers-in should turn 

 hounds quietly, and not call after them 

 in a noisy disagreeable manner. When 

 hounds are going to cry, they should be 

 encouraged in a pleasant way, not driven 

 and rated, as If discord was a necessary 

 ingredient In the sport and music of a 

 fine cry of hounds. Whippers-in are too 

 apt to think their own importance and 

 consequence consist in shoutings hallo oing^ 

 and ttnnecessary activity. When hounds 

 can hear the cry, they will get together 

 sooner than any whippers-in can drive them. 

 If any hound is conceited, and disinclined 

 to go to cry, he should be drafted." It is 

 evident, from the last sentence, that Mr 

 Meynell did not approve of slack hounds 

 or sklrters. Leaving the Heythrop, God- 

 dard tried his hand as landlord of the White 



