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than the ground, and this might do in the warm climates, 

 or even in the cold were the buildings located on knolls 

 and the surface drainage good, or there were trenches on 

 all sides to rapidly carry away the water falling from the 

 eaves and on the adjacent ground. But available situa- 

 tions like this are rare, while to trench and drain securely 

 would be quite expensive. And after all a ground floor 

 that is perfectly dry even is no better if as good as one of 

 boards, provided it is sloped, as directed in the foregoing, 

 so that the water used in washing will drain off quickly. 

 Earth is a disinfectant, it is true, but like all other agents 

 of its kind there are limits to its power, and when it has 

 been treated to impurities the emanations from it are not 

 only highly offensive but very prejudicial to health. 



Really a ground floor is to be preferred only where the 

 dogs have an adjoining yard to which they have free access 

 and they are cleanly in their habits, for otherwise it must 

 have an absorbent covering and be frequently dug up and 

 renewed. 



Returning to the kennel undergoing construction, sleep- 

 ing accommodations are next in order, and these are easily 

 provided in the form of a bench about six inches in height 

 and two or three feet in width — according to the size of 

 the dog for which it is intended. This should be at the 

 end opposite the door ; and that it may hold the bedding 

 it should have a strip of board nailed to its front, while to 

 prevent its being gnawed the top of this strip should be 

 protected with hoop iron. It should also be built in two 

 parts, with about one-third or one-fourth of it stationary, 

 and to this part the other should be attached by hinges, so 

 that it can be tipped up and back without necessitating 

 removal of the bedding. 



A sleeping-bench constructed in this way will greatly 

 favor convenience, and the occupants can be easily pre- 



