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been made red hot, thrown suddenly into the basin, and you will 
be steamed to your heart’s content. 
A good formula for a pill, of strong aperient qualities, which 
will not need a black draught to wash it down on the following 
morning, is this— 
Jpr Mass hydrarg. .. 12 gr. 
Comp. ext. colocynth. a a 
Scammon... a a 
Divide into six pills, or if a large pill is objectionable, twelve. 
If the former, two, if the latter, four pills, will make a very suf¬ 
ficient dose. 
These simple medicines, a box or two of seidlitz powders, a 
case of lancets—without which no sportsman should ever take 
the field—a piece of adhesive plaster, do. of court plaster, and a 
bottle of Bertine’s liniament, for all blows, bruises, or rheumatic 
pains, will enable you to deal with all ailments, which may be 
dealt with, without a doctor’s care, and will enable you, like 
enough, to avoid a long doctor’s bill, on your return from your 
excursion of pleasure. 
A very few more words, and I have done; but these last 
words are not altogether unimportant, for without good tools no 
man can shoot well; and to keep good tools good, requires both 
art and method. 
Imprimis, never put a gun away dirty,—even after one shot, 
if you have a fine and valuable piece, and wish to keep it fine 
and valuable, take it apart, and clean it thus. 
First, wash it thoroughly with cold water, and very coarse 
rough tow, changing the water constantly, until it returns per¬ 
fectly clear, after being pumped backward and forward through 
ihe barrels. 
Dry the barrels externally with a rough cloth. 
Pour hot water into the muzzles, till the barrels are full; and 
then rub the insides of the barrels dry with constant changes of 
tow, until the inside of the barrels, and the tow on being with¬ 
drawn, are not only dry, but hot. 
Then with a little very fine chicken or goose grease, or watch* 
