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change of cars there is always enough to engage the sta- 

 tion baggageman's attention, and any request for assistance 

 must be accompanied with a fifty cent piece or a dollar. 

 There is no time to adjust differences. The delay of a 

 minute may be the cause of a missed train. 



Long journeys by rail are very disturbing to the dog's sys- 

 tem, particularly if he is nervous and fretful. During the 

 stops for meals, the owner or man in charge can take him 

 out for a short run, thereby giving opportunity for the nec- 

 essary act of defecation. Many dogs will retain urine and 

 faeces an injuriously long time, if confined in a crate, thus 

 suffering a great deal, arriving in bad condition and requir- 

 ing several days to recover. Sometimes a bad diarrhoea is 

 cause.d by neglecting to take the dog out of his crate as 

 mentioned. It is better to feed sparingly a day or so be- 

 fore starting, and during the journey. Give a few scraps of 

 meat" and all the water he needs. He will suffer less from 

 the effects of the journey and recover quicker than if fed 

 liberally. No sportsman should think of traveling with a 

 dog without putting him in a crate for protection and to 

 guard against escape; besides, the dog is much more com- 

 fortable and easy to handle. It may save the hunter a great 

 deal of annoyance also, for some railroads will not carry 

 dogs which are not crated. When a baggage car is crowded 

 with heavy baggage, a dog on chain is in constant danger 

 of injury or loss of life from falling trunks, or others being 

 thrown or rolled into place, and loss or escape under these 

 circumstances is not infrequent. Moreover, he is constantly 

 in the way of the baggageman, and is frequently a sufferer 

 in consequence; for the baggageman does not always use 

 the gentlest means; in fact he is generally so hurried that it 

 is impossible for him to do so. A gratuity at the start is a 

 very discreet act, if any favors or attentions are desired. 

 There is not a day on any of the great lines but what there 



