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underneath them. Let the windows be large and 

 well out of the reach of hounds. 



The best material for the floors is a layer of coarse 

 gravel and cement in about equal proportions, or not 

 less than one-third cement and two-thirds gravel, 



5 inches deep, with a top finishing coat of cement. 

 This gives a far better surface than tiles or bricks, is 

 perfectly non-absorbent, and, being in one solid piece, 

 it has no joints that are always apt to occur however 

 well bricks or tiles may be laid. Many builders try 

 to do with a smaller proportion of cement, but this is 

 a great mistake. 



The flesh house is placed on the other side of the 

 road, with an entrance on the north side from the 

 slaughter yard, which is surrounded on the north and 

 west side by an 8-feet wall. It is better for the 

 latter to be open, and not roofed in. 



M are the brood bitch kennels I spoke of in 

 another chapter, the inner compartment being for 

 the whelps, the middle one for the bitch, when the 

 puppies begin to worry her, and the little open yard 

 beyond. The first two are divided by a 2 feet 



6 inch door to enable the bitch to jump to and fro. 

 A small hospital kennel might be erected at the 



back of the huntsman's house, and fitted with hot 

 water pipes as described in another chapter, for the 

 use of hounds down with distemper. In this 

 situation, it would have the advantage of being close 

 to his house, and well away from the other hounds. 



