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causes but little inconvenience. Overfeeding de- 

 stroys activity and upsets the digestive apparatus ; 

 of the two evils, over or under feeding, the 

 former is much the greater. 



The attendant should always remain in the 

 yard while the hounds are feeding, not only to pre- 

 vent fighting and gorging to repletion, but also 

 to familiarize himself with the individual appe- 

 tites and manner of eating of his charges. When 

 this is known, hounds should be separated at 

 feeding time, the timid, shrinking, poor feeders 

 in one pen, and the hustling bolters in another. 



When this can not be conveniently done, long, 

 narrow, V-shaped oaken feeding troughs should 

 be used. They prevent bolting of the food, and 

 the greedy ones from getting more than their 

 share. These troughs should be thoroughly 

 cleaned and exposed to the sun, daily. 



When a hound refuses to eat, he should be 

 thoroughly examined. If nose is dry or warm, 

 his temperature should be taken. If registering 

 above loi in the rectum (normal) he should be 

 given a dose of castor oil, and watched carefully 

 for a day or two for other symptoms of sickness. 



An antidote for both arsenic and strychnine 

 poisoning should always be kept in the kennels, 

 and the huntsman should not only carry a supply 

 of it to the field, but should have a fairly good 

 knowledge of poisons, and familiarize himself 

 with the characteristic symptoms of each, espe- 



