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every second day. These boiled completely to rags, and the 

 residuum added to the meal, will leave no desideratum in the 

 way of feeding. 



It is \ve\\ to observe that vegetables of almost any kind, 

 as ]K)tat(»os, carrots, parsnips, and even cabbages, may be 

 added to this mess, and that to the dog's great advantage. The 

 quantity may be gradually increased, beginning with so small a 

 portion that the flavor of the mess shall not be altered, until the 

 dog will eat the vegetables almost alone. The best kennel 

 huntsman I ever knew in England, was in the habit of feeding 

 his dogs one day in six, during the hunting season, and twice a 

 week during the rest of the year on vegetables and meal only, 

 witliout flesh, and I never saw dogs stouter and finer in 

 condition. 



Dogs should be supplied freely, if kept chained up in cities, -^^V C^'~^^^ 

 where they cannot procure their natural herbaceous emetic, ■iiiv*^'-"' tv 

 with the common dog-grass, or queech-gi-ass, triticum repcns ; ") x^ ' '•. .< 

 and where this cannot be obtained, should occasionally have an ; to-t^- '- 

 emetic given them, consisting of tartarized antimony — emetic >-iY ,»c.. * 

 tartar — from one to tluee grains, in proportion to the size of ur-*- &*~ 

 the dog. It can be given most readily, mixed with lard or but- ' ^ . ^ 

 ter into a small ball ; or between two slices of meat, when the 

 dog is hungry. Common salt, in doses varying from half a (^/ryyp^-i^_g 

 small teaspf)onful to one and a-half, in proportion to size, may ' . 



be administered as an emetic ; but it is violent in its action, and - ^ ' ' ' 



should therefore be used only when no other can be readily 

 obtained. ' ■ c> tut 



When dogs have been very fat previous to tlie commence- , , 



ment of the shooting season, and strong exercise has been 

 brought into play to reduce and bring them into perfect condi- 

 tion, a few gentle doses of purgative medicine will be of great 

 senice to the animal, and will improve all his powers, both of 

 speed, endurance and scent. 



" The term condition," says Mr. Blaine, " as applied to dogs 

 is correspondent with the same term as used among horses, and 

 is intended to characterize a healthy external appearance, 

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