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MISCELLANEA. 
constitutions have not become inured and habituated to the vast 
change from a cold to a hot climate ; that these hounds hunt, 
and consequently are strongly exercised during the cold winter 
months ; they are then thrown up on the approach of the hot 
season, taking little exercise, and probably as much food, and of 
the same stimulating quality , as during the winter season , thereby 
making more blood , and of a richer quality than in the cold 
weather ; hence their liability to fever under the excitement of a 
high temperature. 
Now I propose that, on the cessation of the hunting season, 
every hound should at once be bled, and have a dose of physic ; 
that they should have no animal food whatever during the hot 
months, but be kept on the lowest possible diet, their drink to 
be water, in which cream of tartar and sulphur are dissolved, 
with butter and milk occasionally : they must likewise be kept 
as cool as may be, and have regular exercise. If these rules 
are strictly followed, I have little doubt they will prove very 
efficacious in preventing that direful malady which your corre- 
spondent so justly and feelingly laments. 
I am, sir, your obedient servant, 
Eton. Surgeon. 
New Sporting Magazine, July 1834, p. 202. 
Mr. Bakewell and his Black Horse. 
The breeding of horses is, in general, conducted by men of 
great abilities, who are well acquainted both with the perfections 
and imperfections of the animal, in consequence of which they 
seldom fail; and as Mr. Bakewell was perfectly acquainted with 
the subject, there can be no reason to doubt but he would pro- 
cure the best horses that could be met with, whether from his 
own stock or any other quarter. He went to Flanders for mares, 
which must, in the first instance, be crossed by English horses ; 
but, after all, his improvements must depend on his knowledge of 
the animal, whether he made use of crosses from other quarters, 
or, in consequence of giving the preference to his own stock, 
bred in-and-in. 
But whatever were Mr. Bakewell’s methods of proceeding, his 
ultimate success in the improvement of the draught horse has 
long been known. If Mr. Bakewell had not succeeded, he would 
not have had the honour of exhibiting the black horse before his 
Majesty ; nor would his Majesty have thought either Mr. Bake- 
well or the black horse worthy of his attention, if the high repu- 
tation of both had not been previously known. I do not really 
know what compliment Mr. Bakewell received on this occasion ; 
