FIRST-HAND BITS OF STABLE LORE 



Stomach Stimulant 



I dram extract gentian 

 36 grains powdered rhubarb 

 I 2 grains carbonate of soda 

 Make 1 2 pills ; three daily. 



Fleas 

 Strong solution quassia chips 



Poor Feeder 

 One grain sulphate quinine daily, in powder. 



What, then, may we count upon as the approx- 

 imate cost of an unpretentious establishment, such 

 as described, hunted and whipped by amateurs, 

 and cheaply handled in every way, to afford runs 

 of three days per week ? Such amateurs as are 

 able to enter actively into this sport, and to give 

 the necessary time to it, can well afford to horse 

 themselves, and should do so ; but for the sake 

 of argument we will assume that the club decides 

 to provide their horses. Animals such as will do 

 the work can be procured at auctions, etc., ready 

 schooled, for very little money, and many useful 

 screws are noticed at such sales selling for fifty 

 dollars and less. Of course, heavy men must 

 usually pay more, but for drag hunting there is 

 no occasion for a welterweight being horsed 

 as he would be for a whole day with hounds. 



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