HISTORY OF QUADRUPEDS. 



THE OLD ENGLISH HOUND. 



s Sag<r.\; Linn. Lc Chic// c our ant, Buff.) 



Is described by Whitaker, in his History of Man- 

 chester, as the original breed of this island, used by 

 the ancient Britons in the chase of the larger kinds 

 of game, with which their country abounded. 



This valuable Hound is distinguished by its great 

 size and strength. Its body is long", its chest deep, 

 its ears long and sweeping, and the tone of its voice 

 is peculiarly deep and mellow. From the parti- 

 cular formation of its organs, or from the extra- 

 ordinary moisture that always adheres to its nose 

 and lips, or perhaps from some other unknown 

 cause, it is endued with the most exquisite sense of 

 smelling, and can often distinguish the scent an 



