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the destitute) : and there are only some of the little doctors who 

 bark, and cry " quack/' at what they think an infringement on their 

 sacred rights. But, if they knew to whom all here had been sub- 

 mitted, before it went to the press, they would, perhaps, to use a 

 vulgar phrase, in language most opposite to their overwhelming 

 rhetoric " knock under." 



Having now mentioned the few things that happen 

 to occur to me, as deserving the small space they would 

 occupy in the baggage of a sportsman, who we all know 

 is sometimes in an exile, where he might die before he 

 could get medical assistance ; I shall just note down a 

 few articles as desirable for his comfort, as the foregoing 

 ones might prove for the preservation of his life ; viz. 



Canastre tobacco, or cigars*. 



Cayenne pepper. 



A pot of anchovies. 



A phial of lemon acid. 



A bottle of the best olive oil. 



With these ingredients, and half as much knowledge 

 as usually belongs to all our old campaigners, he may 

 perfectly enjoy his dinner on fish, flesh, and fowl, in 

 those wild places where they are most abundant, but 

 where we are the least able to have them dressed in 

 perfection. For example : 



There is no better sauce for a wildfowl, plover, or snipe, than equal 

 quantities of olive oil and lemon juice. Cayenne pepper, when 

 mixed with a little vinegar, gives a fine relish to a pheasant, or any 

 other game. With good oil you can, in most places, during the 

 fishing season, have a French salad made with the young leaves of 



* The mildest, and perhaps the pleasantest, tobacco, for those who 

 are not much used to smoking, is that called Syrian j which (although 

 to be had at a reasonable price of Mr. Ward, 1 6, Piccadilly) is not 

 so generally known as it deserves to be. 



