Detonating system, the, prejudicial ef-
fects of its introduction on the interests
of the gun trade, 3. Further obser-
vations respecting, 62. Results of a
series of trials of the relative merits of
flint locks and detonating locks, 67–79.
Distemper, the, in dogs, directions and
Employment
recipes for, 289 et seq.
of vaccine inoculation as a preventive
of the distemper, 292.
Divers, directions for shooting, 219.
Dog stealing, laws relating to, 519.
Dogs, general directions, breaking and
managing, 281 et seq. Check collar
for breaking pointers, 282. Breaking
of spaniels, 283. Most preferable
method of punishing dogs, 283. Cure
for obstinate dogs, 283. Sketch of a
new dog-slip, 284. Observations on
the Newfoundland dog, 285. Inferi-
ority of poodles as water dogs, 287.
Notice of Lieut. Col. Hutchinson's
work on "Dog breaking," 288, note.
Superiority of the Portland dog,
287. Observations on the diseases of
dogs, and approved recipes, 289 et seq.
The distemper, 289 et seq. Recipes
for the distemper, 289-291. Employ-
ment of vaccine inoculation, 292. The
mange, common or red, 293. Sore
feet, 294. Thorns, 295. Physic, 295.
Strains or bruises, 296. Poison, 297.
Bite of a mad dog, 297. Hydrophobia,
298. Directions to physic moderately,
and give a fine coat to dogs, 301.
Dogs require double as much medicine
as men, 468. Duties payable annually
on dogs, 518. Exemptions from the
duty, 519. Penalty for trespass of
dogs, 525.
Double stanchion guns, improved punt
for, 408.
Double swivel gun, improved punt for,
Dress of a shooter, description of the
various articles necessary to constitute
a good one, 139. Directions for pre-
serving gunning clothes from the
moth, 336.
Dresses for wild fowl shooting, 332.
Directions as to colour, 334.
Dressing, best, for punts and canoes,
447.
Dropshot, patent, schedule of, 121.
Duck-guns, general directions respect-
ing, 314. The best makers, 315.
Sketch of one made under the super-
intendence of the author, 316. Re-
sults of various trials of duck-guns,
317 et seq. Waddings for duck-guns,
results of the author's experience as
to the best, 327.
Ducks, the various kinds of, their habits,
and the best mode of taking them,
220 et seq. Superiority of the French
decoy ducks, 444.
Duck-shot, various kinds of, 325. Ta-
ble of the best shot for wild-fowl, 325.
Dunbird, the, 225. Best time for shoot-
ing them, 345. Immense numbers of
dunbirds on the Gattemare lake, 438.
Duties annually payable on dogs, 519.
Egg, Mr. D., and his son John, notice
of them, 3. Correctness of his judg-
ment as to the proper length of a gun-
barrel, 24. Notice of his flint-locks,
47. His comparison between deto-
nators, and flints, 64. His powder-
flasks, 133. His duck-guns, 318.
Eggs, penalty for taking, 510.
Egyptian goose, the, 229.
Eider ducks, 223.
Elevation, results of experiments as to
the proper degree of, in a barrel, 31.
Opinion of the late General Shrapnel
on this point, 32. And of the Baron
de Berenger, 32. Best mode of con-
ducting an experiment of this kind,
Eley's patent shot-cartridges, remarks
upon them, 122, 324. Their early
failure and ultimate success, 122.
His cork wadding, 129.
Eprouvette, the (powder-proof), its em-
ployment recommended, 113. Di-
rections for the choice of one, 113.
Exemption from penalties provided for
by the new Game Act, 521.
Fieldfare, its habits, and method of
shooting, 225.
Firing a punt-gun, directions for, 396
Fishing-rod and tackle makers, list of
Flasks, powder, general directions and
cautions respecting, 133. Remarks
on those introduced by Mr. Egg, Mr.
Sykes, and Messrs. Hawksley, 133,
Flies and gut for trout-fishing, 186.
Flint and detonator, difference between,
in shooting, 63-70. 97.
Flint-guns, implements for, 45-51.
Flints, qualities of the best, and direc-
tions for their use, 125.
Fly, throwing a, directions respecting,
Fly-rods, excellence of Higginbotham's,
184, note.
France, wildfowl shooting in, observa-
French hut-shooting, account of, 440.
Frosts, difference between black and
white, as affecting the sportsman, 488.
Fullerd, William and Thomas, formerly
the celebrated barrel manufacturers,
observations respecting them, 3.
Galled heels, directions as to the treat-
ment of, 329.
Game acts, short epitome of the old non-
sensical statutes repealed, 503. Sketch
of the old statutes which still remain
in force, 505. Provision of the new
Act as to the following particulars :—
Certificates, 507. Landlord, 507,508.
Tenant, 508. Gamekeepers, 508. Tres-
passers, 511. Penalties, 512. Appendix
to the new game laws, 531 et seq.
Game laws, observations on the, 485 et
seq. Suggestion for new game laws,
Gamedealers, description of persons ad-
missible as, 509. Restrictions on, 510.
Parts of the new Act farther relating
to, 511.
Game, directions for keeping and dress-
ing, 278. Preservation of, 303 et seq.
The proper method of keeping up a
good stock of game, 310. Penalty on
officers killing, 502. Penalty for
shooting on Sunday or Christmas Day,
506. Time prohibited for killing
game, 506. Penalty for poisoning
game, 506. Penalty for having game
at a prohibited time, 507. Game cer-
tificates, 507. General qualification
for every one, 507. Game the exclu-
Gannet, gan, or Solan goose, its habits,
and method of taking, 225 et seq.
Garganey, or summer teal, 227.
Geese, wild, various kinds of, their
Di-
habits and qualities, 228 et seq.
rections for capturing, 228. Direc-
tions for shooting Brent geese with
stanchion gun, 415.
"Gentlemen poachers," remarks on the
tricks of, 304.
German tinder, 356.
Gloves, the best kind for wild-fowl shoot-
ing, 333.
Glue, marine, Jeffery's, for stopping
leaks in punts, 448.
Godwits, explanation of the phenomenon
of the red and grey godwits, 232.
Gravitating stops, remarks on those in-
troduced by the late Joseph Manton,
61. And on those of Mr. Corner of
Weymouth, 62.
Grebes, different kinds of, 233.
Greenfield, engineer, notice of him and
his son, 2. His machine for rifling
barrels, 19. His tube-charger for de-
tonating guns, 88.
Grey, Mr., his exquisitely finished locks,
Grouse, different kinds of, 234. Black,
235. Red, 236. White, 236.
Grouse shooting, observations respect-
ing, 169. Several kinds of grouse,
Health and comfort of young sportsmen,
general advice respecting, 456 et seq.
Heron, or heronshaw, its habits, 237.
The best way to shoot them, 240.
Higginbotham, Mr. his excellent fly-
rods, 184, note.
Hooper, the, its varieties, 266. Direc-
tions for taking it, 268, 417.
Hussey, John, an unrivalled barrel-
borer, notice of his death, 2.
Hut-shooting in France, account of, 441.
Hutchinson, Lieut. Col., his valuable
work on the "Breaking of Dogs,"
288, note.
Hutch-trap for vermin, sketch of a, 311.
Directions for using it, 312.
Huttiers, the French, 442.
Hydrophobia, Mr. Coster's remedy for,
298. Observations on, 299. Infre-
quency of in Paris and Lisbon, com-
pared with London, 299, 300. Sug-
gested precautionary measures, 300.
Ignition, improved, notice of the author's
method of, 83. Results of a series of
trials of its merits, 86. Best mode of
ignition for a punt-gun, 386.
Illness, preventives of, 471 et seq.
Implements for flint-guns, 45-51.
Invisible approach, the, to wild birds in
an open plain, directions for using, 435.
Island, artificial, for curlews, &c. direc-
tions for forming, 429 et seq.
Jack-snipes, method of killing them, 262.
Jeffery's marine glue for stopping leaks
in punts, &c. 448.
to pieces, 52. Directions for cleaning
locks, 52.
Loop, the, of a punt-gun or stanchion
Lords of manors, how affected by the
Lymington, formerly an excellent gun-
ning coast, 351.
Mad dogs, remedy for the bites of, 297.
Observations on, 299. Sketch of a
mad dog by the late Sir Anthony Car-
lisle, 301.
Mange, common or red, observations on
and recipes for, 293.
Manton, John, notice of him, 4.
Manton, Joseph, his death, 1. His epi-
taph, 1. His opinion of Damascus
barrels, 27. His elevation, 31. Re-
marks upon the gravitating stops
introduced by him, 61. His duck-
guns, 318.
Marine glue, Jeffery's, for stopping leaks
Martin, Mr., letter from the author to,
respecting snipe-shooting combined
with trout-fishing, 179, 180.
Medicines, the best, for a sportsman, 463
Moore, William, notice of him, 5.
Morillon, the, Leadbeater's opinion re-
specting, 223.
Moth, the, directions for preserving
gunning clothes from, 336.
Mould shot, schedule of Messrs. Walker,
Parker, and Co.'s, 120.
Mud-board, sketch of a newly-rigged
one, 348. Sketch of Poole mud-boards,
353.
specting, 163. Habits of the partridge,
and directions for shooting it, 241 et
seq.
Peewit, the, directions for shooting, 253.
Penn, an eminent lock-finisher, notice of
his death, 2.
Pheasant-shooting, directions respecting,
172. White pheasants, hypothesis
intended to account for this pheno
menon, in opposition to the views
previously published by the Author,
243. Best method of keeping phea-
sants at home, 310.
Physic, best time and kind for dogs, 295.
Pigeons, 249. Remarks on the practice
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