i6o Hark Away, 



by saying that it had been imported, and never 

 conld possibly have originated from any condition 

 of soil, defect of drainage, want of ventilation, defi- 

 ciency of cleanliness, or faultiness in construction of 

 the buildings. 



In no kennels that I have ever visited have I seen 

 greater care and attention paid to the necessary 

 conditions for ensuring the health of a pack of 

 hounds. To have destroyed wholesale this beautiful 

 lot of animals would have been more than a crime ; 

 it would have been a stupid blunder, which might 

 have been committed by persons who feared to take 

 upon themselves a certain amount — not a small 

 amount by any means — of responsibility. 



A wiser determination was arrived at by Lord 

 Hardwicke, and the result of his sound judgment has 

 been the salvation of the hounds, which, under less 

 thoughtful supervision, might have been sacrificed 

 in a moment of timidity. One glance at their sa- 

 gacious faces, and a close observation of the eyes of 

 these suspected animals, convinced me that, as far as 

 ordinary observation went, there was as little fear of 

 a further outbreak of hydrophobia as it was possible 

 to imagine, judging, of course, from present appear- 

 ances. Should any other cases unfortunately occur, 

 it must be borne in mind that the huntsman under 

 whose vigilant care these hounds are placed cannot 

 fail to observe the premonitory symptoms of this fell 

 disease. That there is sufficient time to isolate any 

 animal before dangerous symptoms show themselves 

 is certain. A close observer, especially so experienced 

 a person as Goodall, could not fail to notice in the 

 earliest stages the downcast look, the heavy eye, the 



