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from me seventy-four yards. I cut his 

 foot off, to know him from the rest. In 

 the evening I had him picked : I found 

 that three shot had entered behind, under 

 the tail ; two had passed through him and 

 came out at the breast, the third remained 

 in the body. I have frequently shot phea- 

 sants through and through the body at 

 very long distances. 



It is the custom of most sportsmen, in 

 Norfolk and Suffolk, to shoot all the year 

 with Number 5; nay, some even shoot 

 with Number 6. I have seen them hit 

 many pheasants, which must have died 

 afterwards, and were lost to them : — this is 

 destroying game to no purpose. An old hare, 

 at seventy yards, will laugh at you, if you 

 shoot with Number 5. 



It is much the fashion to have doffs of Dogs bro* 



'-' ken to drop 



broken to lie down when the gun goes off. JoeToff^ ^"^^ 

 I do not approve of it : I am certain it 

 checks their hunting. Is it not sufficient 

 for the dogs to come in and lie down whilst 

 you charge ? 



Now to the diseases of do^fs. — I aim TheDistempe^ 



^ in Dogs. 



acquainted but with two, which are most 



