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yards. The hounds will enjoy it thoroughly 

 if placed at a height they can jump upon and 

 romp about on. On cold days they will lie 

 upon it, sunning themselves, and in the hot 

 weather will seek its shade. The straw will 

 have to be renewed but seldom. 



If in a warm climate a trench three feet 

 wide, two feet deep, and ten feet long, board- 

 ed over, covered with dirt and left open at 

 one end, will be much patronized and appre- 

 ciated by hounds in the summer months. This 

 should be closed in winter. 



Theoretical hunters and breeders may smile 

 at the crudeness of the trench and straw-rick 

 arrangements for the pleasure and comfort of 

 the hounds, but if they will try them they will 

 readily see the advantages they possess. 



The floors should be sprinkled with dry 

 slaked lime once a week except in wet weather 

 and the walks and benches whitewashed not 

 less than once a month. This lime is a power- 

 ful disinfectant and will keep out fleas, lice, 

 and vermin and tend to harden the hound's 

 feet and kill the germs of mange, distemper, 

 and black tongue. 



In summer a light sprinkling of sawdust may 

 be put on top of the lime and in the winter a 

 good clean bed of straw; both, however, should 



