In the Field. 6y 



A habit I have, that I have never known an- 

 other to possess, is carrying a few quinine pellets 

 in my vest pocket. I have made this a practice for 

 years. After a long, hard run, even on chilly days 

 or in a soaking rain, I have found myself wet 

 with perspiration, and a pellet of quinine taken 

 during a check has prevented a chill and cold. 

 This habit of mine is so well known that I have 

 had as many as half a dozen in a single day to 

 apply to me for a pellet. 



Many interesting stories are told illustrative 

 of ''once a fox-hunter always a fox-hunter," and 

 of the love of man and horse for the chase never 

 deserting them. 



A custom much in vogue in England, but sel- 

 dom practiced in this country, is braiding or tying 

 a red ribbon to the tail of a kicking horse, and 

 the same to the foretop of a biter. Thorough- 

 breds are especially addicted to these habits, and 

 it is almost impossible to break them. 



The habit of tying red ribbon to barbed wire 

 in a fence as a warning is also practiced in Eng- 

 land, and is undoubtedly a wise precaution, but 

 it would require the entire output of several trusts 

 in red ribbon to supply the hunting districts here. 



Owing to the character of the country through 

 wooded districts, it is frequently impossible to 

 keep the hounds within either sight or hearing; 

 then the craft of the hunter with an accurate 

 knowledge of the habits of the game comes into 



