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great constitutional differences among men, some 

 bear regular and systematic guzzling and stuffing 

 better than others, but, as a general rule, it will 

 be found that nothing enables a man to sustain a 

 fatiguing journey better than spare very spare 

 diet. This regimen keeps the principle of sensibility 

 in all its pristine vigour; and this is an essential 

 matter. Though we do not know what this prin- 

 ciple is, in its abstract nature or essence, yet we all 

 know when it becomes obtuse or blunted by mate- 

 rial agencies. It is a principle which keeps soul 

 and body together, and makes them act in complete 

 harmony. 



Drink is likewise an important item to be taken 

 into account in pedestrian tours. An angler should 

 never go into the Highlands without a portion of 

 spirits, of some kind, with him; but it should be 

 used as a medicine ; not as a mere stimulant. A 

 man will walk a great deal easier to himself, and 

 at far less wear and tear to his system, when he 

 totally abstains from spirituous liquors. We have 

 seen many scores of anglers, who were always out 

 with their pocket-flasks, and sipping all the day 

 long. This is a bad and senseless system. It deadens 

 the mind, and destroys its sensibilities to the beau- 

 ties and sublimities of nature. The grand stimulant 

 to all angling exertions, especially in such a district 

 as the Highlands, should be a zealous cultivation of 

 our tastes for natural and fine scenery. There is 

 such a succession of interesting landscapes of scenes 

 that are fitted to engross and excite the contempla- 



