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floor being matched. Brick and asphalt floors 

 should never be used; concrete is the best of 

 such floors, but I do not advise its use. It is 

 more or less conducive to kennel lameness, 

 which is simply another form of rheumatism. 

 In mild climates the siding may be of boxing, 

 well stripped, but in colder climates it should 

 be plastered, or have the addition of a good 

 building paper, or, better still, some of the 

 many eel grass papers, on the sheathing. 

 Under no circumstances should a metal roof 

 be used. They are cold in winter and intensely 

 hot in summer, and have nothing but their 

 price to recommend them. Shingles are the 

 best. 



Each compartment should have a narrow 

 door with a latch on the outside, a sliding 

 door twelve by eighteen, six inches from the 

 floor, a sliding window and wire screen open- 

 ing into the rear compartments, placed six feet 

 from floor; an adjustable ventilator arranged 

 to throw the draft against the ceiling when 

 open. 



A portable sleeping bench can be made with 

 twelve-inch solid back and four-inch rail 

 around sides and front, with short legs six 

 inches high which will prevent crawling under- 

 neath. This style bench can be taken out, 



