The School of Recreation | Page 4

will carry them up
and down till she come to their first Place of Littering; and that's very
dangerous. Suffer not your Whelps to Suck above two Months, and
then Wean them.
When your Whelps are brought up, enter them not into Hunting till
they are at least a Year and half old: That is, if whelpt in March, enter
them September come Twelve Month; if in April, in October come
Twelve Months after, &c.
When you would enter them, bring them abroad, with the most Staunch
and best Hunting hounds; (all babling and flying Curs being left at
home:) and a Hare being the best entering Chase, get a Hare ready
before, and putting her from her Form, view which way she takes, and
then lay on your Hounds, giving them all the Advantages may be; if she
is caught, do not suffer them to break her, but immediately taking her,
strip off her Skin, and cutting her to pieces, give every part to your
young Whelps; and that beget in them a Delight in Hunting.
Diseases incident to Dogs, and their Cures.
For Sick Dogs. Take Sheeps-heads, Wooll and all, hack, and bruise
them into pieces, make Pottage of it with Oatmeal, and Penny-Royal,

and give it warm.
Lice and Fleas. Boyl four or five handfuls of Rue, or _Herb of Grace_,
in a Gallon of running Water, till a Pottle be consumed, strain it, and
put two Ounces of Staves-acre poudered, and bathe them with it warm.
Itch. Take Oyl of Flower-de-Lys, Powder of Brimstone, and dry'd
Elicampane-Roots, of each a like quantity, and Bay-Salt powdered; mix
these Powders with the Oyl, and warm it, anoint, scratch, and make it
bleed, it will do well.
Tetter. Take Black Ink, Juice of Mint and Vinegar, of each alike, mix
them altogether with Powder of Brimstone to a Salve, and anoint it.
Worms. Give your Hound Brimstone and new Milk, it will kill them.
Gauling. May Butter, yellow Wax and unflackt Lime, made to a Salve,
and Anoint therewith, is a present Remedy.
Mange. Take two Handfuls of Wild-Cresses, of Elicampane, of the
Leaves and Roots of Roerb and Sorrel, the like quantity, and two
Pound of the Roots of Frodels, Boyl them all well in Lye and Vinegar,
strain it, and put therein two Pound of Grey Soap, and after 'tis melted,
rub your Hound with it four or five days together.
For any Ear Disease. Mix Verjuice and Chervile Water together, and
drop into his Ears a spoonful or two, Morning and Evening.
Sore Eyes. Chew a Leaf or two of Ground Ivy, and spit the Juice into
his Eyes.
Surbaiting. Wash his feet with Beer and Butter, and bind young red
Nettles beaten to a Salve to his Soles.
Biting by Snake, Adder, &c. Beat the Herb Calaminth with Turpentine,
and yellow Wax to a Salve, and apply it. To expel the inward Poyson,
give the said Herb in Milk.
Biting by a Mad Dog. Wash the place with Sea-Water; or strong Brine,

will Cure him. The quantity of a Hazel-Nut of Mithridate, dissolved in
Sweet Wine, will prevent inward Infection.
Madness. Lastly, If your Hound be Mad, which you will soon find by
his separating himself from the rest, throwing his Head into the Wind,
foaming and slavering at Mouth, snatching at every thing he meets, red
fiery Eyes, stinking filthy Breath; then to Knock him in the Head, is a
present Remedy, and you'l prevent infinite Dangers.
And now I proceed to give some brief Instructions for Hunting the
several Chases, viz. the Time when? and the Manner how?
Having your Kennel of Hounds in good order and plight, lead them
forth, and to your Game; only take this Caution; do not forget to have
in your Pack a couple of Hounds, called Hunters in the High-wayes,
that will Scent upon hard Ground, where we cannot perceive Pricks or
Impressions; and let a couple of Old stench Hounds accompany you, by
whose sure Scent, the too great Swiftness of the young and
unexperienced Ones may be restrained and regulated.
Of Hart or Stag Hunting.
To understand the Age of this our Game, it is known by several Marks,
amongst which this is the most authentick: That if you take his view in
the ground, and perceive he has a large Foot, a thick Heel, a deep Print,
open Cleft and long space, then be assured he is Old; as the Contrary
concludes him Young.
To find him? Examine the following Annual, or Monethly.
November, in Heaths among Furs, Shrubs, and Whines.
December, in Forests among thick and strong Woods.
January, in Corners of the Forests, Corn-fields, Wheat, Rye, &c.
February and March, amongst Young and thick Bushes.
April and May, in Coppices and Springs.

June and July,