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HUNTING. 



rough horsehair gloves, with which to rub their backs as they 

 go near him, a proceeding which is obviously pleasant to the 

 hounds. In summer they will need a little water, which they 

 do not want in winter, except indeed when they are hot after 

 hunting, and then they must not have it ; the moisture of 

 their food suffices. 



Exercising Hounds on the Road. 



As the hunting season approaches hounds, like horses, must 

 be conditioned. The huntsman and whips now mount and 

 trot the packs about, six or eight miles at first, and longer 

 distances as they become more fit to go. A good deal of the 

 work should be done on the roads, for the purpose of hardening 

 the hounds' feet 



