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degree. A heart affection of this nature is permanent 

 and the animal is incapable of undergoing severe 

 exertion. Concerning the question as to the here- 

 ditary nature of rheumatism nothing definite can 

 be said, but the author believes that hereditary pre- 

 disposition does occur, and that it is not advisable 

 to breed from hounds troubled with this complaint, 

 although this view must not be accepted as an un- 

 tenable one. 



