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dieested as that of those mature. Pork, as 

 a rule, should not be glv^en to your dog, 

 as it is hard to digest, especially if there is 

 any tendency to weakness of the digestive 

 organs. If the animal is strong and healthy, 

 however, a small quantity occasionally will 

 perhaps do him no harm. Beef tripe, 

 when properly cleaned and boiled until it is 

 tender, is an excellent article of food, valu- 

 able both for its nutritious qualities and as 

 a chancre from a monotonous diet. Beef 

 scraps are also very useful in a large ken- 

 nel ; they should be broken up fine and 

 soaked in cold water from twelve to twenty- 

 four hours, and then boiled for two or three 

 hours in the proportion of about one quart 

 to each s^allon of water. When boiled loner 

 enough, thicken the broth with finely 

 around corn meal, season with salt, and stir 

 thoroughly while boiling until the meal is 

 well cooked; or, when of the proper consist- 

 ency, it may be poured into pans and the 

 cooking finished by baking brown in the 



