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bit that may be going, nor is it always con- 

 venient to devote the time necessary to 

 give them a run in the open air; yet if you 

 wish to keep your pet up to the mark in 

 health and spirits, it is all-important that 

 these matters should be scrupulously at- 

 tended to. An occasional trifle of sweets 

 will, in most cases, do no harm, but too 

 much will derange the digestive organs, 

 and serious complications may result. 



Regular meals twice a day are sufficient, 

 taking care that these meals consist for 

 the most part of simple food, such as 

 meats, bits of bread, vegetables and milk, 

 with very little cake or sweetmeats. This 

 course, if adopted at the beginning, will be 

 cheerfully accepted, and if nothing is given 

 except at the regular time you will have no 

 trouble. If, however, your pet has been 

 brought up wrong, and is accustomed to 

 having food and dainties at all times, he 

 will undoubtedly resent any innovation 

 upon the usual order of things, and cause 



