13 KENNEL ARRANGEMENTS. 



lime and carbolic acid more often used, tarred paper then laid down, on it 

 sawdust, and then the bedding. It is important where several dogs are 

 kept, that they be provided with separate kennels, at least no more than 

 two be allowed to remain together, as infectious diseases are sometimes 

 transmitted, in their earliest stages, and may become general before de- 

 tection. This danger is especially great where the care of the animals is 

 intrusted to servants. 



GROOMING. 



In the stable, one often hears the old adage, " a good grooming is better 

 for a horse than a feeding." The same holds true in the kennel. The 

 ancient Averrhces gave the sum of the directions by Galen and other 

 authorities, in his reference to friction applied to the human body. Strong 

 friction, he said, braces and hardens the body; weak, rarefies and softens ; 

 moderate, in an intermediate degree. Besides, he added, hard friction 

 diminishes obesity; moderate, on the other hand, tends to remove emaci- 

 ation. 



Not only is the health of a dog improved by grooming, but his changed 

 appearance well repays the owner for the effort. Again in the operation, 

 commencing cutaneous diseases and vermin are detected, suggesting the 

 prompt application of remedies and much trouble and annoyance thereby 

 averted. 



In the use of a comb, care should be observed lest the skin be irritated 

 and mange propagated. 



A clean, fairly stiff hair brush, a bathing hair-glove, or a pad of woollen 

 yarns, and a chamois skin are all the essentials. Their use can be followed 

 by hand rubbing, an admirable method of adding a line finish and produc- 

 ing a gloss. 



Sufficient only for the removal of dirt and small scales from the skin, 

 should tbe hair be brushed or combed in any other direction than that 

 in which it naturally falls. When preparing for bench shows and hand-rub 

 bing is indulged in to an unusual extent, too great pressure over the loins 

 is to be avoided, as weakness in the muscles of that region can be induced 

 by it. Eoughncss of the coat and a preternatural dryness of the hair, it 

 must be remembered, is in consequence of internal diseases, or of a 

 general disturbance of nutrition. That the latter has great influence on 

 the growth of the hair, is proved by various experiments. Magendie fed 

 a dog exclusively on cheese; the animal remained apparently healthy 

 but lost his hair completely, probably because his food did not furnish to 

 the blood the material necessary for its formation. 



