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carried out by the admission of fresh air from the windows ; and the 

 foul air would be carried off by the ventilation openings in the ceiling, 

 and thence through the ventilators on the ridge. By these means a 

 continuous current of fresh air would be passing through the room, 

 and keeping the atmosphere sweet and clean without lowering the 

 temperature. The kennels might be warmed in a most effectual, and, 

 at the same time, in a most economical way, by putting a small gas 

 furnace in each shed adjoining the dogs' lodging, and carrying a flow 

 and return pipe through the kennels. This would make up for any 

 deficiency of warmth, and equalise the temperature in very cold weather, 

 as it is only in very cold weather that it would be necessary to use 

 this. The heat derived from this source would do a great deal towards 

 drying and dispelling damp that by any accident might arise. 



Having lodged your hounds, the next requirement is to feed them. 

 The feeding-room has been placed in the centre of the building, as 

 being the most easily accessible of all positions, and the best for dis- 

 tribution, as will be seen. This place would serve for both packs, 

 would be comparatively lofty and open up to the roof, upon which 

 would be placed a ventilator for the purpose of carrying off the steam 

 arising from the pudding, &c. In front of the feeding-house is the 

 drawing- court, where the hounds may whet their appetites before 

 being taken into the feeding-room, and where they can be drawn 

 previous to the day's work, or for purposes of inspection. From the 

 feeding-house are two doorways leading each into an after-feeding 

 court, one of these belonging to each pack, so that as much quiet as 

 possible may be enjoyed by the working - pack. Entrance to the 

 kennels is provided from these courts. Adjoining the feeding-room 

 is the boiling-house, with meal and flesh boilers and other adjuncts to 

 this room, and overhead in the roof is a meal-store with meal-shoot to 

 boiler. The steam which would otherwise arise in this room is carried 

 off by a separate flue from the furnace, with proper zinc hoods. 

 Within easy reach of the boiling-house is the flesh-store, with an 

 adjoining room for the flesh-cart, a coal-store, and manure-pit for 

 bones, &c. In the centre of the back wing is the residence for feeder, 

 containing living-room, scullery, and pantry, and two bedrooms on 

 the chamber-floor, having easy access to the courts and kennels when 

 necessary. To the left of this are found the straw-store, a place for 

 straw-cart and a manure-pit ; and at each extreme end or corner an 

 open shed for the sheltering of stray hounds. On the left of the 



