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that there was fermentation, which in itself 

 would cause no little distress, if not a com- 

 plete disarrangement of the entire system. 



There is no animal that requires more 

 exercise than the dog, and it is cruelty to 

 them to confine them for weeks at a time, 

 as is too often done, with scarcely an op- 

 portunity to stretch thei-r legs or breathe a 

 bit of fresh air. A person who cannot take 

 proper care of his dog is unfit to own one, 

 and it is far from proper care to debar 

 your dog from the exercise so necessary to 

 keep him in health. If you are obliged to 

 keep him on chain, he should be allowed 

 his liberty for a good run at least twice 

 every day — once in the morning and again 

 at night before he is fed. 



The very best plan to adopt, both for 

 dog and master, is to get up in the morn- 

 inof an hour before the usual time and de- 

 vote this hour to a ramble in the fields with 

 your dog, or, if the fields are too far away, 

 the streets may be substituted. If this is 



