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mon supply, as in all large towns and cities. And if 

 small rubber hose will not do for connecting pipes, it be- 

 ing necessary to convey the water a considerable distance, 

 small iron piping can be bought for a mere song. 



But whatever the situation, unless of course the dogs' 

 quarters are very distant from the main supply, to pipe 

 them will be comparatively easy and far less expensive 

 than one uninformed would suppose. And excluding the 

 fact that it is a most merciful provision and considering 

 it solely from the standpoint of economy it must cor- 

 dially recommend itself. 



At this point the writer is reminded that some who 

 have written on the management of dogs, while not abso- 

 lutely condemning the custom, have yet questioned the ad- 

 visability of keeping water constantly before them, giving 

 as a reason that too frequent lapping would likely become 

 a habit that would be prejudicial to health. 



This theory does not suggest itself as a sound one. In 

 truth the desire for water is increased by frequent indul- 

 gences, and they in turn increase tissue change and thus 

 multiply the products of tissue waste which result from 

 it. But water removes these waste products as fast as 

 they are formed, and in consequence of the various 

 changes the appetite is increased. Hence water may be 

 said to act as a true tonic. 



Where too much water is drunk the tissue change is in- 

 creased to such an extent that the body must waste rapidly 

 unless there is an increase in the quantity of food suffi- 

 cient to compensate for the loss. For instance, if a cor- 

 pulent person will drink two gallons of water every 

 twenty-four hours and meanwhile limit himself to the 

 same quantity of food daily to which he was accustomed 

 before the experiment he will rapidly pull down in weight. 

 But he will require a tremendous will-power to resist 



