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when the breeder, through a succession of yea. s, con- 

 fining himself to the same strains of blood, ulti- 

 mately established a race which, in the course of 

 time, becomes accepted as a pure race. 



The Gordon setter, the old Romney Marsh retriever 

 the Norfolk retriever, and many others that can be 

 mentioned, are all examples of this. 



I have said my say upon guns and dogs ; an 

 equally important matter will now occupy my atten- 

 tion, without attending to which your probable 

 success in wildfowl shooting upon the Western 

 prairies will be much reduced, viz., dress. Always 

 have your clothes as much approximating to the 

 colour of the landscape over which you shoot as it is 

 possible to have them. Thus, in late autumn, a 

 greenish russet shade is often perfection, while in 

 early spring, in such sections of country as prairie 

 grasses have been burned off, then a butternut 

 or rusty brown suit should be worn. In Kentucky 

 and Southern Ohio this cloth is made, the dye 

 being the juice of the butternut, an exaggerated 

 walnut. Of course, if snow is on the ground or 

 falling, white covering must be resorted to ; but an 

 old white shirt drawn over your other garments 

 answers all purposes. Caps, of course, are to 

 correspond with the colour worn. What is denomi- 

 nated in England a Norfolk jacket is the most 

 comfortable shape in which to have your outer 

 covering made, with pockets to suit the wearer's 

 fancy, but none of these must be thick enough to 

 interfere with the pitching up of the gun to the 

 shoulder. Knickerbockers very loose about the knee, 

 leggings, and substantial, laced ankle boots complete 

 your rig out. The material used for the construction 

 of the suit should be good substantial Scotch or Irish 

 tweed, with woollen stockings and underclothing. 

 Never be induced to wear what in America are called 

 " gum boots ; " for a time — that is, till their surface 



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