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stinking porlv seems to be the worst I could feed 

 to a fox lioiind, and corn bread and some milk 

 on it seems to be tlie best. 



When my dogs are fed on cornbread and 

 milk they display the most activity, and can fol- 

 low a fox or rabbit more accurately and accord- 

 ingly run faster. When I want to make my 

 hound run slow I feed him some meat, and the 

 more it stinks the less he can smell anything 

 but the fumes of this in his stomach. I can 

 easil}^ tell by the smell of ni.y dog's breath 

 whether he has eaten fresh mutton or rotten 

 horse recently, and I think any healthy jDerson 

 can easily. 



Here are another hunter's views on this 

 same subject : 



In rearing hounds, to have them hardy and 

 intelligent you must feed them right and provide 

 them with a lot of good fresh water as well as 

 to give them daily exercise. When I feed beef, 

 I have a small axe with which I chop all the 

 bones into fine pieces. They also get scraps from 

 the table with some vegetables mixed with 

 cooked rolled oats. I feed the old ones once a 

 day with raw meat and once with porridge. I 

 see that they get just enough to keep tliem always 

 in good running condition, that is neither fat nor 

 thin. I like a dos: with a sood rollin": skin. I 



