BLOODHOUND. 



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Head of the Bloodhound. (Youatt.) 



THE BLOODHOUND. 



The name given to this hound is founded upon his peculiar power 

 of scenting the blood of a wounded animul, so that, if once put on 

 his trail, he could hunt him through an}' number of his fellows, 

 and would thus single out a wounded deer from a large herd, and 

 stick to him through any foils or artifices which he may have re- 

 course to. From this property he has also been used to trace 

 human beings, and as his nose is remarkabl}' delicate in hunting, 



