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mals for their stables and their kennels. Many of the peasants 
of the neighbouring country have lately devoted themselves to 
the breeding and training of sporting dogs. The Poitevine breed 
is as beautiful as it is good. With as fine a form as the Nor¬ 
mandy dog, it is stronger, stauncher, and more speedy. 
This year, the municipal administration of Bourbon-Vendee 
has established two dog-fairs. The first of them was held on the 
14th of May, and it much excited the curiosity of amateurs. 
More than 500 dogs were offered for sale. The next fair will 
take place on the first Monday in July; a considerable concourse 
of strangers is then expected. 
Journal des Haras, Juin 1838. 
Fattening Pigs on Acorns. 
Instead of permitting them to pick up the acorns and eat 
them raw, it is recommended to bake or roast the acorns in an 
oven, and then to crush and boil them. The infusion is given to 
the pigs, which they eagerly drink, after which a little salt is 
added to the grounds, which are then devoured with avidity. 
The hogs fatten much more quickly under this treatment than 
when they run wild, and eat the crude acorn. 
Annales de ['Agriculture Francaisey Juin 1838. 
A Singular Equestrian Feat. 
Among the beautiful ruins with which Spain is covered, one of 
the most remarkable is the ancient aqueduct, destined to convey 
water from the springs of Armentera to Torragon. This aque¬ 
duct, composed of a double range of arcades, and one of the best 
preserved in the country, has a beautiful appearance on account 
of the sculpture with which it is embellished, and the exquisite 
relief of its architraves. 
On account of their height, and for the sake of strength, these 
aqueducts are generally broader at the base than at the top; in¬ 
deed, they generally terminate in a simple gutter, more or less 
deep, according to the volume of water which they have to carry, 
but always very narrow. A cavalier, in a moment of folly, under¬ 
took to traverse on horseback the whole length of this water-course. 
