[Hounds in Bath.] 



CHAPTER X. 



" Ue rebus cuiictis et quibusdam aliis 



System of Kennel — Baths — Feeding — Warmth — Diet — Ventilation — Oatmeal 

 — Vegetables — MangelWurzel — Sago — Biscuit — Milk — Breeding- — ^Walks 

 — Sires and Dams — Generative Economy — Choice of Whelps — Naming — 

 Rounding — Dividing Pack — Drafting — Cub-hunting — Going out in the 

 Evening, an old Practice — Entering young Hounds — Killing Cubs — 

 General Responsibility of Masters of Hounds. 



On approaching within earshot of the kennel, " the 

 huntsman winds his horn," to sound the note of pre- 

 paration. The signal is answered by the clamour of the 

 pack within ; the division destined for the next day's 

 hunting, which have been fed in the morning, and 

 have not long returned from an airing, in charge of the 



