42 Hare Hunting ^ 



even the breath of the mother is better for 

 them, and her carefles more endearing. 



When the puppies can run about, they 

 /hould have milk for the firft year (which 

 is a proper food for them at all feafons), 

 and nothing elfe, for the filling them with 

 too heavy food will diftort their legs, fill 

 their bodies with difeafes, and hurt their 

 infide. 



Their names fhould be /hort, that they 

 may eafily know them, fuch as, * Pfyche, 

 Thymus, Porpax, Styrax, Louche, Phrura, 

 Phylax, Taxis, Xiphon, Phonex, Phlegon, 

 Alec, Teuchon, Hyleus, Medas, Porthon, 

 Sperehon, Orge, Bremon, Hybris, Thallon, 

 Rhome, Antheus, Hebe, Geneus, Chara, 

 Leufon, Augo, Polys, Bia, Stichon, Spude, 

 Bryas, CEnas, Sterros, Grange, i^ther, 

 Adlis, Alcme, Noes, Gnorne, Stribon, 

 Orme. 



The bitch puppies fhould be firfl taken 

 out to hunt at eight n^onths old, and the 



* Thefe names are all di/Tyllables, which is generally the 

 cafe with our prefent names, which they greatly refemble. 

 What is Thymus, but Fury, Hyleus, Dafhwood, Antheus, 

 BJoffom, CEnas, Tipler, Grange, P.atler ? 



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