82 SYSTEM OF KENNEL AND 



through the system, and out by the pores of the 

 skin. The most critical periods for hounds — we 

 may add for horses also — are spring and autumn, 

 when they are shedding their coats ; and it is then 

 that a little irritation of the skin will generally 

 appear, which is of easy cure, by sprinkling a small 

 quantity of plain yellow sulphur over the hound's 

 back, or upon the straw which forms the bedding. 

 Some economists advise the discontinuance of straw 

 during the heat of summer, as not requisite, being 

 moreover productive of vermin. We say, never 

 suffer your hounds to sleep on bare benches or 

 boarding. The bedding may be less in quantity, 

 but of the same first-rate quality as used in winter. 

 Vermin are never found in any well-regulated 

 kennel. 



