THE ZOOLOGIST. 
THIRD SERIES. 

Vot. XIII.) OCTOBER, 1889. [No. 154, 

A RAMBLE ROUND SIMLA. 
By J. C. ANDERSON.* 
I wit suppose that you have a short holiday in October or 
November and find yourself at Simla. The first want you will 
feel—at least I always did—was to get out of it without 
unnecessary delay: those distant snows and forests are too 
alluring. Some preparations must, however, first be made. In 
the first place, you must have dogs. Any dog with a nose will 
do, and it is strange how many dogs have noses, though few of 
them know it. A fox-terrier, or bull-terrier, trained to use his 
nose and thoroughly well in hand, is as good for this work as a 
spaniel or setter,—better I think in many respects, as he is 
lighter and not so easily fatigued on those steep rocky hill-sides ; 
on the other hand, it must be admitted, he has usually a way of 
helping himself to pheasant that has to be guarded against. The 
best dog out of a regular pack of all sorts that it fell to my lot 
to see was a tiny, mean-looking, yellow pai,—the most veritable 
cur you ever set eyes upon,—and yet with a nose that was truly 
marvellous, combined with a judgment that would have adorned 
the Bench. A shikaree, too, you will want—a man who can work 
the dogs, and who has some knowledge of the country and the 
sport to be found there. Tents, of course, if you are going to 
leave the road and the bungalow. They must be small and light, 

* From the ‘Journal of the sities Natural History Society,’ 1889, 
pp. 56—66. (SH ap 
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