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be removed, perfect cleanliness insured, and fleas and 

 other vermin driven out, and for a while at least the 

 building will be obnoxious to them. 



Should any of these pests become intolerable at a time 

 when to whitewash is not convenient the owner will afford 

 much relief if he applies kerosene oil quite freely, by means 

 of a brush, to the sleeping-bench and walls. 



As whitewashing is scarcely possible in winter, occa- 

 sional fumigations by means of burning sulphur will be 

 advisable ; and these should occur on damp days, as the 

 agent in question acts best in the presence of moisture. 



The following method suggests itself as the most con- 

 venient : Close the small door and ventilator and tack over 

 them pieces of carpeting or the like that the fumes may 

 not escape. Leave the large door open for hasty exit. 

 Place a pan of water on the floor, and in this a small tin 

 or old crockery dish holding two handfuls of powdered 

 sulphur ; over which pour a little alcohol. Touch a lighted 

 match to it and step outside. Assured that the alcohol is 

 burning, close the door and cover it with a stable blanket 

 — tacking the same every few inches at the edges. 



Four or five hours afterward open the large door, also 

 the window and small door as soon as possible, and give 

 the building a thorough airing before the tenant is 

 returned to it. 



It is scarcely necessary to add that this is one of the 

 most efficient preventives of infectious diseases. 



The kennel to the description of which so much space 

 has been devoted is, as stated at first, intended for two 

 dogs of small or medium size or a single large one. It 

 represents all the requisites for healthy quarters, and those 

 who propose to keep a larger number of dogs can build on 

 its principles. But of course they must be well informed 

 as to the peculiarities of the dogs for which the kennels 



