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ing, on account of the horses, 1 must add, that I am not 

 less an enemy to it on account of the hounds also : they^ 

 I think, should have some time allowed th^rm to recover 

 the strains and bruises of many a painful chase ; and their 

 diet, in which the adding to their strength has been, 

 perhaps, too much considered, should now be altered. 

 No more flesh should they now eat j but in its stead 

 should have their bodies cooled with whey, greens, and 

 thin meat. Without this precaution, the mange most pro- 

 bably would be the immediate consequence of hot weather^ 

 perhaps madness — Direful malady ! 



As a country life has been recommended in all ages 

 (not less for the contentment of the mind than the health 

 of the body), it is no wonder that hunting should be con- 

 sidered by so many as a necessary part of it, since nothing 

 conduces more to both. A great genius has told us, that 

 it is 



Better to hunt in fields for health unbought. 

 Than fee the do(5W for a nauseous draught. 



With regard to its peaceful -state, according to a moderi> 

 poet. 



