FROM THE PAGES OF AN OLD MAGAZINE 



HILST roaming amongst 

 the musty second-hand 

 bookstalls in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Lincoln's 

 Inn Fields, a few months 

 ago, I had the good for- 

 tune to pick up, at the 

 cost of a few shillings, a 

 perfectly sound copy of 

 that somewhat scarce 

 work, " Adams' Royal 

 Geographical Magazine," 

 published in 1793. The volume is beautifully illustrated 

 with woodcuts, and contains a good deal of matter in- 

 teresting to the naturalist and sportsman. I therefore 

 quote a few quaint extracts from the yellow, time -dis- 

 coloured leaves of the old book. 



In Chapter X., under the heading " England," the 

 first paragraph that attracted my attention ran as 

 follows : — 



" Among the animal productions of England the horse 

 stands foremost. That noble and generous animal is 

 found in this country in great variety and perfection ; 

 indeed, all the valuable qualities of the Arabian, the 

 Turkish, the Spanish and other foreign horses, are united 

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