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too,. a gun should be examined in this respect, as the 

 branches may possibly have cocked it. These two 

 last remarks apply as well to the single as the double 

 gun, though not in so great a degree. 



I shall now subjoin a few receipts, which, 1 trust, 

 will be worth the sportsman's attention. 



To keep a Fowling-piece from Rusting. 



Take six ounces of camphor, and two pounds of 

 hog's-lard, dissolve them together, take off the scum, 

 and add as much black lead as will bring the mixture 

 to an iron colour, with which cover your fowling- 

 piece, and let it remain thus for twenty-four hours, 

 after which clean it well with a linen cloth : by this 

 means rust will be prevented for a considerable time. 



The best method, perhaps, of preserving the inside 

 of the barrel from rusting during the sporting recess, 

 is to fill it with suet. 



The best oil for the lock of a fowling-piece is that 

 which is extracted from sheeps' feet, as it is less 

 liable to clog, as well as a better preventive from rust 

 than sweet oil, or indeed than any vegetable oil. 



Receipts for making Shoes resist Water. 



Half a pound of tallow, four ounces of hog's-lard, 

 four ounces of turpentine, two ounces of bees' wax, 

 and the same quantity of olive oil; let the whole be 

 melted together over a fire, during which time it 

 should be frequently stirred. 



