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TRIM.

Engraved by WEBB, from a Painting by E. LANDSEER, R.A.

THIS beautiful plate, from a picture by the above talented artist, is the faithful portrait of a celebrated Spaniel, the property of a friend of ours, to whom the following dialogue, overheard between his keepers, suggested the idea of having him painted in this position:

"Bang!-I say Bob, how's your eye? she'll get away." "Don't be too argumentative, Joe, the old dog wouldn't busy himself if she worn't 'it. I makes it a pint always to goinside (coincide) with the old dog; he never makes peagrennations (perigrinations) for nought: he's got too much hinterlect for that.-Old Trim's got more sense than all the modern dandy dogs put together-hark to him now! I know'd the rotten borough member had taken his seat for the last time. Whenever the old dog makes a horation he's sure to carry his measure: 'tisn't often as he speaks, but if he does open, pend your life on't its a sartainty. Master will never see the like of Trim again!-there's no ram-shaming about him; he takes the perusal of things as they come, and knows as well as you do, Joe, the pedigree of all the game as flys and walks; and 'tis my opinion that Sussex spaniels ought to take the lead of any other sort. (I say, Joe, the old dog looks for all the world like a picter now, doesn't he? with the rabbit in his mouth and all, eh?) There so fit for servicestrong in the leg and lines; indeed all over built for beauty and use,— with the perfection of allfactories: yes, yes,—give me liver and White

Sussex for ever-long lugs, and heads big and strong enough to carry a hare, if necessary."

JOHNSON'S SPORTSMAN'S

DICTIONARY.

SHERWOOD AND CO.

Nor old Sam Johnson's, gentle reader, LL.D., the leviathan of literature, the great moralist of his age, and so on; but "T. B. Johnson's, author of the Shooter's Companion, &c. &c.," an erudite miscellany, and though rather too large for a pocket volume, well entitled to a niche on the lower shelf of every sportsman's library.

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Under the head “FOX,” which we turn to as naturally as an old maid to the marriage ceremony, we find much useful information. Perhaps the old fox-hunter may smile a little on perusing such truisms as the following: "The huntsman should be very cautious how he goes to a halloo. halloo must, in a great measure, direct him; and, though it afford no certain rule, yet something like an opinion may be formed, whether it is to be depended on or not. At sowing time, when boys are scaring birds, a huntsman may sometimes be deceived by their halloo, if he be not very much on his guard." And again: "When a fox is found in a furze brake, he should never be hallooed till he has got quite clear of it."

These, however, are but the straws floating on an ocean of judicious matter; an ocean whose waves, as Shakspeare or Milton would say, are living with the flash of many diamonds. In sober prose, this is a work which we can honestly recommend, and not the less that it will afford to the young Nimrod much useful information,

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which must otherwise be obtained by a painful apprenticeship in the field.

It is often the case that a writer perfectly understands himself in a paragraph which appears rather ambiguous to his reader. We rather

fear that this is the case in the last sentence we have written; and knowing, as we do, that a great deal of meaning is wrapped up in those few words, we shall do our readers the favour to explain a little. What we would say then, is this: Every old sportsman must first be a young sportsman. Every young sportsman must be made acquainted with the rudiments of his art; but, as the pride of man is continually leading him into scrapes, he has seldom the good sense to acknowledge his ignorance of first

principles; and will rather, by a affectation of knowledge, expose himself to the ridicule of many, than submit to the instruction of a few. Having passed the rubicon, he considers himself a veteran at once, and revenges his former exposures by playing off his jokes upon those who are beneath him. A joke, too, is sometimes a valuable thing in a hunting field; and it not unfrequently happens that a man has no other means of recommending himself to the seniors than by an unceasing tyranny over the younkers. On this score, therefore, we repeat our recommendation of the "Sportsman's Cyclopedia," as a volume useful to the young, important to the old, and pleasing to all.

ANATOMY, &c. OF THE HORSE.

By RICHARD LAWRENCE.

(Continued from page 270, Vol. 1.)

THE FOOT.

In the treatment of the Foot, preparatory to shoeing, lies the principal part of the skill of a good workman. Much has been done to mistify this simple operation, by dividing and subdividing parts which ought not to be separated. If the surface of the earth was left in its natural state, without being converted into hard and artificial roads, there would be no necessity to protect the foot by the help of any other substance, as the production of horny matter would, except in cases of inordinate labour, be fully equal to the consumption. The period when the colt should be first shod, should be deferred as long as

possible, for the moment that operation commences, the contest between nature and the blacksmith begins. On examining the hoof of a colt that has never been shod, it will be perceived that the inner quarter is weaker in substance than the outward one, and therefore more worn. From this circumstance, the colt gets the habit of turning out the toe, because the inner heel being nearer the ground than the outer one, the toe will naturally point outwards. On this account, therefore, the outside quarter requires more to be taken away than the inside one, in order to keep the hoof on its proper level. For this

purpose the feet should be rasped about once in two months if the colt is at grass, and this process should begin at the end of the first year.

Hunting and training grooms are great advocates for turning out horses with tips. The pretence is, that it serves as a shield to save the crust of the hoof from being broken. This may be the case in some degree, but an injury of a more serious nature generally ensues, except these tips are removed at least once a month; for at the termination of the tip, the hoof, meeting with no resistance, grows faster at that point than elsewhere, so that in a short time the iron buries itself in the horn, and, by the partial pressure, occasions bruises similar to corns, besides throwing forward a great quantity of horn to the toe, and thereby increasing the stress upon the ligaments of the fetlock joints. The hoof is subject to great alterations in its external structure. Where the crust or wall is thick and hard, the hoof is always disposed to contract, especially at the heels, while the sole becomes more concave, and by pressing against the fleshy sole, causes considerable pain. On the other hand, when the crust is too thin, the sole sinks and becomes convex or pumied, to use the technical term, and is an equal cause of lameness with the other.

These alterations in form and structure do not take place suddenly, but are brought on gradually, and thence escape the eye until it is too late to effect a cure. Contraction in the hoof arises principally from the horse resting that leg in consequence of the pain he feels within it, because there is not pressure sufficient to counteract the natural inclination that the crust

has to concentrate its fibres. Now it must be evident that a disease of this nature must be greatly aggravated by standing in the stable, and surrounded by dry straw, hence it is always beneficial to apply moisture to the feet as much as possible. It is true that moisture will not restore the original natural state of the bones within the hoof, if they happen to have become disorganized, for instance, the coffin and the navicular bones; nevertheless, by softening the horn, more elasticity may be given to it, and consequently some small relaxation of the compression in which it is constantly enveloped.

This, therefore, must ever form a strong argument for turning horses to grass during the summer, and if any proof of its utility be necessary, let the reader turn to the fact, that butcher's and farmer's hacknies that lie out at night, and work in the day, are seldom or ever lame in the feet. In cases where the horse cannot have the advantage of being turned out, moisture may be applied to the feet, either by obliging him to stand with his fore feet in a clay bath, or by tying a bundle of wet woollen rags round the coronet, to be moistened as often as they become dry. This is a very simple remedy, and easily applied.

This process may be greatly assisted by stimulating applications to the coronet, such as an infusion of Cantharides in spirits of wine, rubbed on the part just above the horn. For about twelve hours after it is applied, the horse's head should be tied to the rack to prevent him from biting the part, but he may work as usual. All oily or greasy applications should be avoided, as they prevent the horn from absorbing the moisture from the clay or

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