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colour. For instance, in a moorland district, 

 where it is often impossible to live with 

 hounds, it will be found that a few light- 

 coloured hounds greatly minimise the risk 

 of losing. On a dull day, if dark-coloured 

 hounds get away over a moor, they may be 

 easily lost, for they are extremely difficult 

 to see on the heather. 



To all lovers of hunting, if not to all 

 hunting-men (and great is the difference), 

 the animal which alone makes the chase 

 possible is an interesting study from the 

 moment he comes into the world. There 

 is something that appeals to our tenderer 

 feelings when we contemplate the very 

 young, whether it be a little child or a puppy. 

 No more cruel beasts exist than those of 

 the cat species, from the spotted pard to the 



