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luxuries of the operation. A very important 

 practice is adopted in these stables which may 

 prove of much public benefit; it is the appli- 

 cation of mustard mixed with turpentine on 

 the throats of horses having inclination to that 

 prevailing disorder roaring. Those so affected 

 are found to be very greatly relieved by using 

 the application the day before hunting, and I 

 have been assured that confirmed cases of 

 roaring have been cured by persevering with 

 the plan. 



It sometimes occurs that in selecting the 

 most favourite country to see hounds, dis- 

 appointment ensues, and they have no sport ; 

 and, on the other hand, that from some 

 unfashionable place they have a capital run. 

 This was my fate with these hounds. Wellin- 

 gote takes precedence in favour, but it was a 

 very bad scenting day to begin with, when I 

 went there, otherwise there was a good fox, 

 though he took a line over the lightest portion 

 of the country in the direction of Leadenham. 

 The hounds hunted the line with wonderful 

 industry and perseverance into the borders of 

 the Duke of Rutland's country, and there 

 almost appeared to be a very feeble line of 

 scent into a covert, but in all probability 



