GAME COCKS. gj^ 



XI. 



On the breeding and feeding Game Cocks. From Sir John 

 Sinclair's Collection of papers on Athelelic Exercises,* 



Qiiestions proposed. 



1. JL^OES the superiority of game cocks depend upon Parentage of 

 parentage ? Which is of most importance, the male or the g*"ie cocks, 

 female ? Is it of any consequence that the cock should arrive 



rather gradually at maturity ? Is there a great difference, in 

 point of strength and constitution, in game cocks of the same 

 parentage > Do you prefer great or small bones ? 



2. When do you begin to feed the young cocks ? What diet Feeding, 

 and drink do you give them, and what is the process by which 



they are brought to the greatest possible height of strength and 

 spirit ? 



3. When the game cocks are thus trained, how long do the Longevity, 

 effects thereof last ^ Are they temporary or permanent ? Do 



-game cocks thus trained live shorter or longer than others of 

 the same species ? 



4. What drugs are given to fighting cocks immediately Medicines, 

 before the main begins ? Is it not usual, by giving them saffron, 



(or some drug, which has the same effect with opium, as used 

 among the Janisaries, or brandy among the French soldiery), 

 to excite an unnatural and short-lived courage ? What are the 

 effects of such drugs ? and how do they manage the feeding 

 up to this point, so as to take advantage of this momentary 

 excitement I 



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* The moral effect of cock -fighting is, no doubt, a siibject deserv- 

 ing to be considered ; but concerning this, as the Selector of a 

 philosophical article, I wish to be supposed to advance no opinion at 

 present.-— N. 



