THE SURGEON OF THE DEER FOREST 199 
which it teaches one, is to judge distances more 
accurately. 
In the course of my wanderings through many 
forests, I have often discussed with experienced 
stalkers the subject of Nature's wonderful cures, 
and as recently as the year before last, whilst I 
was stalking in a forest in the Western High- 
lands, the head stalker related to me a remark- 
able experience of his own. I thought the story 
worth recording in some permanent form, but 
felt that I myself could not do justice to it. I 
therefore asked my friend the stalker if he could 
find time, after the stalking season was over, to 
write out for me the account of this particular 
experience. 
Some five months later I received the account 
from him, accompanied by a letter which contained 
the following words : " You will find the enclosed 
story about the wounded stag. And indeed, I 
would prefer stalking through wet and bogs for 
six hours than one hour trying to put my experi- 
ence on paper." Here is the story in question : 
" As I promised, I am wi'iting about one of my 
experiences which fixed it greatly on my mind as 
to the power of a stag to recover from a serious 
wound. 
