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season, and condemned me to a six weeks' rest in 

 slippers. 



Amongst other useful impedimenta, a belt, which is 

 made to run through some two or three small leather 

 bags, the latter being looped to admit of the former 

 being passed through them, is very useful for the 

 purpose of carrying a pipe, tobacco, sandwiches, and 

 other small articles, and to keep them dry, which no 

 coat, however well waterproofed, can do. But it is as 

 well to here remark that the presence of any very hard 

 article, when crawling or rolling over a rock, etc., may 

 inflict serious damage on the wearer's ribs. 



All pockets should be made to button, and a well- 

 seasoned walking-staff is a sine qua non when running 

 downhill, as also equally necessary when feeling one's 

 way home in the dark over rough ground. 



In high wind, deer can scent a man a mile distant, 

 and indeed, as I have frequently experienced, at times 

 even further. The sight of deer is not very good, and 

 I have constantly stalked them in full view, without 

 the assistance of any cover to hide me ; but they can 

 at once observe any quick, sudden movement, and are 

 very ready to discern a man. A brass telescope, or 

 one unbound or stained by the action of the sun, is 

 very readily seen by them, and it is therefore unwise 

 to use such for stalking. 



When it is necessary to cross a burn by wading 

 through it, even though the stalker may be in full 

 view, provided he moves slowly, the chances are that 

 the deer may not detect his presence, but if the sun 

 breaks on him, he must remain motionless. I have at 

 times suffered martyrdom from cold and cramp, by 

 reason of being thus forced to stand still for an hour 



