200 HUNTING DOGS. 



is based on their use as man trailers, which 

 gained more notice at about the time of the 

 Civil War than before or since. There is con- 

 siderable question as to their infallibility and 

 powers in this direction. While nearly any dog 

 can, if he wishes, trail a human being, and while 

 the blood hound is the best scented of the dog 

 family, it is rather doubtful if all the things that 

 have been written about the blood hounds and 

 slave fugitives are true. 



Bloodhounds are known under several 

 names, such as, Cuban, Siberian, St. Hubert 

 blood hounds, etc. 



Civil authorities and detectives, the country 

 over, employ the blood hounds to trail criminals, 

 or rather ostensibly to bring them to justice. 

 Rarely do they succeed in actually capturing a 

 fleeing culprit, however, if he has passed over 

 sections trampled over by many other people. 



The blood hound, as has been mentioned 

 before, is quite useful in breeding hunting dogs 

 for specific purposes. 



Some light of experience is furnished us by 

 a Pennsylvania breeder, as follows : 



In regard to blood hounds or a cross be- 

 tween the- blood hound and fox hound, they are 

 good hunters on wolf, fox, 'coon and bear. In 

 fact, they are all around good dogs, great 

 fighters on game. They are tough, active, will 



