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banker, and she matured into a beautiful dog. 

 Upon coming in season she was unfortunately 

 warded by a spaniel on the estate, which so dis- 

 gusted her owner that he gave her to the coach- 

 man. She proved a perfect gold mine to him, 

 as she raised two litters of elegant ideal Bostons 

 every twelve months for a great number of years, 

 and never at any time showed any result of the 

 misalliance. 



On the subject of Mental Impressions we need 

 say but little, as the chances of it ever taking 

 place are so small that we merely give it a passing 

 notice and say that in all our experience we 

 have never been troubled with a case. For the 

 benefit of the uninitiated will briefly state that 

 this consists of the mental impression made on 

 the mind of a bitch by a dog with whom she 

 has been denied sexual intercourse, affecting the 

 progeny resulting from the union of another dog 

 with the bitch, generally in regard to the color, 

 and this strange phenomena, when it does occur, 

 is apt to mark usually one puppy of each litter. 



A fact not generally known by breeders is that 

 if a bitch is lined by a second dog at any time 

 during heat, the chances are that a second con- 

 ception may take place, resulting in two distinct 

 sets of pups, half-sister or brother to each other. 

 This fact we have proven. 



There is one other important feature which 



