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keep his kenneled pack free of mange and ver- 

 min, without dipping. Where a pack consists of 

 twenty or thirty couples, dipping, unless one is 

 prepared for it, is quite an undertaking. The 

 simplest apparatus to be used effectively, is made 

 as follows: Construct a galvanized iron tank 

 forty-two inches long, fifteen inches wide, and 

 twenty-eight inches deep. Make a light slatted 

 crate thirty-eight inches long, twelve inches wide, 

 and twenty-six inches deep at one end and fifteen 

 inches deep at the other, with a slatted top fitted 

 with hinges, each end being solid. Fasten hinges 

 at the lower end ; at the upper end saw out a half 

 round hole five inches in diameter, through which 

 the hound can stick his head while in a seated 

 position. 



Fill the tank twenty inches deep with a solu- 

 tion of fifty parts tepid water to one part sheep 

 dip, sanitas, phenyle, chloro-naptholeum. West's 

 or any of the many disinfecting fluids — not con- 

 taining carbolic acid — which are commonly ad- 

 vertised. After placing hound securely in crate, 

 immerse him, all but head, for two minutes, being 

 careful of eyes. Twenty couples can thus be 

 dipped in a comparatively short time, without any 

 struggling, splashing, or confusion. Dip them 

 every fortnight and your pack will always be 

 clear of mange, skin diseases, and vermin. 



Every hound should be carefully examined 

 daily, by the hand as well as by the eye. The 



