5?2 THOUGHTS UPON HUNTINa|» 



Four ounces of quicksilver, 

 Two ounces of Venice turpentine. 

 One pound of hog's. lard. 



The quicksilver and turpentine are to be rubbed together 

 till the globules all disappear. When you apply it, you 

 must rub an ounce (once a day) upon the part afFeded, for 

 three days successively. This is to be used when the hair 

 comes off, or any redness appears. 



How wonderful is the fatigue which a fox-hound under- 

 goes ! Could you count the miles that he runs, the number 

 would appear almost incredible. This he undergoes cheer- 

 fully, and perhaps three times a week through a long 

 season : his health, therefore, well deserves your care j 

 nor should you suffer the least taint to injure it. Hunts- 

 men are frequently too negligent" in this point. I know 

 one in particular, a famous one too, whose kennel was 

 never free from the mange ; and the smell of brimstone 

 was oftentimes stronger, I believe, in the noses of his 

 hounds than the scent of the fox. — If you choose to try 

 a curious prescription for the cure of the mange, in the 

 Phil. Trans. No. 25, p. 451, you will find the following: 



