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dogs. At once one or more will go to sawdust 

 portion, — this done the ice is broken and hence- 

 forth all the dogs will use this part only as re- 

 tiring place, leaving the remainder perfectly 

 clean. 



Teach your hound not to be afraid of water, 

 and to circle the tree and to keep an eye on the 

 coon and to bark treed, but never allow him to 

 get whipped by any coon at first as this will dis- 

 courage him. Not only this, but the coon may 

 blind him should he strike him in the eye. It is 

 better always to hold or tie the dog before shoot- 

 ing the coon, and when he drops to make sure 

 that he cannot fight much more before allowing 

 the dog near him. 



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