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may desire to be temporarily relieved of it ; (e) opening 

 gates or otherwise assisting the guns to pass through 

 or over obstacles ; (/) indicating the proximity to good 

 springs and burns ; (g) making inquiries from time to 

 time as to any desire on the sportsmen's part for more 

 cartridges ; (k) assisting the guns to make themselves 

 as comfortable as possible in the butts ; and (i) the 

 hundred other little attentions that will suggest them- 

 selves to the courteous servant. 



(4) The keeper must look to his health. This is 

 not only a duty to himself, but also to his master ; must 

 wear flannels next his skin, and have clothing and boots 

 that will give him suitable protection from the vagaries 

 of climate. He must see that he does not fall back 

 upon the idiotic notion that, by putting whisky in, he 

 can keep cold out, and make this habit an excuse for 

 not changing his wet clothes. The latter must be 

 serviceable, tidy, and quiet, and not of a pattern and 

 colour that will scare game a mile away. 



(5) The keeper, when off active shooting duty, 

 should go about with a dog, and one which he gives a 

 reputation for ferocity (even if it be as mild as a toy 

 spaniel). He will thus be a terror to mischievous small 

 boys and other minor depredators. 



Of other miscellaneous duties the following will come 

 under his observation : 



Larders. It seems hardly necessary to say that 

 there should be on every shooting lodge two larders, 

 one for meat and the other for game. Larders should 



