38 THE STALLIG^ AND BROOD MARE. 



The whole statement was fully verifie to the Society bj 

 Doctor Woolaston, a member of it, who examined both 

 the filly and colt, and who was << distinguished for his 

 very extensive knowledge." 



Following the communication of Lord Moreton in the 

 Transactions, is one from Dr. Woolaston, relating the 

 case of a black and white sow, of Mr. Western's cele- 

 brated breed of hogs (she being the property of a Mr. 

 Giles) which was put to a w41d boar, of a deep chestnut 

 colour, that was soon after by accident drowned. The 

 pigs produced, which were the sow's^7-5nitter — partook 

 in appearance of both boar and sow, but in some the 

 chestnut colour of the boar strongly prevailed. This 

 sow was afterward put to a boar of Mr. Western's breed. 

 The pigs produced were some of them stained and clearly 

 marked with the chestnut colour which had prevailed in 

 the former litter. Her next litter, by a boar of Mr. Wes- 

 tern's spotted, black and white breed, were also stained 

 with marks of the wild boar — although in no other In- 

 stance, with any other sow, had the least tinge of the 

 chestnut colour been observed. 



Another very striking instance of the transmissible in- 

 fluence which survives the f st and impresses itself on 

 subsequent conceptions, occ red under the observation 

 of the writer of this, and w^a^ it is believed, related in a 

 small volume scribbled and iblished under the title of 

 « The Sportsman and his Dog." The case was that of 

 a beautiful coach-dog bitch, Annette, presented to him 

 by that earnest and efficient promoter of agricultural im- 

 provement, GoRHAM Parsons of Massachusetts, along 

 with her full brother, Lubin. Though closely watched 

 for the first- signs of sexual appetite, with a view to a 

 Utter of the genuine breed for the great pleasure of giving 

 theni to friends to whom they were promised, a stray 

 dog, of large size, of white colour, except his fc/acA ears 



