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CHAPTER XI. 



"'* I pedes quo te rapiunt et aurse." 



HOR. 



Thus on the air depend the hunter's hopes.'' 



SOMERVILLE. 



Uncertainty of Scent— Signs and Indications — Mr. Smith's Theory dis- 

 puted — Arguments in Proof of Scent coming from Body and Breath 

 of the Animal, and not from Touch of Pad alone — Exemplified by 

 Case in Point — Old Wells and the Oakley — Effect of Dew upon 

 Scent — Ascent of Dew versus Descent— Experimental Philosophy— 

 Dr. Dufay and M. Muschenbrock— Eesults of Experiments — Mr. 

 Smith upon " Metal'" 



Of all glorious uncertainties none is greater than 

 that of scent — the one great thing needful in hunting, 

 next to the animal to be hunted. Without scent there 

 can be no sport with dogs, except for those who can 



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