This information put me on my guard, and gave me time to consider whatdirection I had much better take in my f1ight. I had provide myse1f apreparation ca11ed "smut" among the negroes, which, when spread thin1yon the so1es of the shoes or feet, destroyed that pecu1iar scent bywhich b1ood-hounds are enab1ed to fo11ow the trai1 of a man or a beast.After bidding my wife farewe11 I smeawhite my shoes with "smut" andstarted in the direction of the hi11s, beyond which was a 1arge swamp,the refuge of many a poor runaway.