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lous in effect of any I ever witnessed,) was in possession 

 of that most excellent old English gentleman, and 

 thoroughly good old sportsman, the late Mr. Villebois, 

 a master of foxhounds in Hampshire, at his own expense, 

 for more than a quarter of a century. It has been said, 

 that 



" The evil that men do lives after them — ■ 

 The good is oft interred with their bones;" 



but if any one would read his epitaph, it is to be found 

 in the bosoms of all who knew him, in the records of 

 nought but good through the whole of a long, and, let 

 us hope, a well-spent life. It is not for me to pronounce 

 his eulogy, or rob the H. H. of a tribute justly theirs ; 

 I will leave them honouring the memory of him they 

 have lost, and happy in a master well qualified, and 

 in every way worthy, to tread in his steps. The 

 charge I allude to is prepared fi'om this recipe, which 

 was presented by Mr. Villebois to a chemist at Alresford. 

 It is also to be had at Winchester. It must be made 

 hot, then spread upon a piece of linen, or Russia-duck, 

 cut exactly to the size of the horse's leg, to fit him like 

 a laced-boot. Apply it hot, and immediately sew up the 

 linen bandage, there to leave it till the stitches of them- 

 selves wear out. It will generally last a month, some- 

 times longer ; it may be renewed in the course of the 

 summer, but must not be kept on too late, or after you 

 have begun to get the horse into condition ; as its adhe- 



