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however, that to dry-rub oneself with a magnetic towel regularly after 

 the matutinal tub, and before getting into bed, is a capital thing, 

 tried it for some time, but being somewhat troublesome I gave it up. 

 To substitute washing soda for mustard in the sit-bath might be very 

 good. I will try it next time. 



To cure the Gout is often to kill the man. To assuage the pain so 

 as to allow the patient to obtain a few hours' sleep is a different thing. 

 Now the following process will effect the purpose : — 



Into a foot-pan of hot water sufficient to cover the foot put |lb. of 

 common washing soda, and soak the foot in it for at least half an hour, 

 keeping the heat up by wrapping over with flannel and renewing the 

 hot water. Then steep flannel in the solution, wring out, and wrap the 

 foot up in the hot damp compress, covering it over with oil-silk and dry 

 flannel.— Then go to sleep. 



PS —The season of 1893 will be memorable as having been one of 

 the best on record for shooting and the very worst for angling ever 

 known. It was not until the last fortnight that the rivers had water 

 in them sufficient to permit of sport. Enormous bags of grouse were 

 made, while sport in the forests was magnificent, and never were so 

 many exceptionally good heads got. Lord Burton, on Glenquoich, beat 

 all previous record by bringing down a stag with a head of twenty points. 

 The stag was very old and not in good condition, but he had the best head 

 that was ever got in Scotland. In many of the deer forests stalking 

 ceased earlier than usual. From returns given in the papers I find 

 the ten best records as follows :— Major W. H. Walker on Fasnakyle, 

 185 stags ; Mr. A. W. Merry on Affarick, 136. These two forests being 

 in Mr. Winans' possession, were not shot for several years. Lord 

 Burton on Glenquoich, 112; Mr. T. F. Laycock on Letterewe, 107 ; 

 Lord Tweedmouth on Guisachan, 105 ; Sir John Ramsden on Ardverikie, 

 92 ; Sir Charles xMordaunt on Memore, 80 ; Mr. F. Shoolbred on Kil- 

 dermorie, 67 ; Mr. Walter Shoolbred on Wyvis, 57 ; Mr. Bradley 

 Martin on Balmacaan, 57. Thus we have shot on ten forests 998 stags, 

 for which sport the owners or lessees had to expend every shilling of 

 £55,000, and probably a great deal more. 



