CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



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The Arcana of breeding Foxhounds Quality to be regarded 

 before quantity Sires and dams of approved characters 

 Breeding judiciously versus breeding extensively Jasper a 

 case in point : " Quo semel est imbuta recens " The 

 author of "The Ncble Science" and the Quagga Mulish 

 facts are stubborn facts Symmetrical proportions Heads 

 before tails John Ward's opinion on large "knowledge- 

 boxes " The late Squire of Ted worth and Soloman 

 Shoulders and hind-quarters Field and kennel huntsman 

 " Nemo est ex omni parte beatus " ..... 1 



CHAPTER II. 



Huntsman and "Whipper-in General want of harmony between 

 them as to the occult science He comes too near who comes 



to be denied Old S and his successor in office The 



test of sound discretion in breeding foxhounds An instance 

 of its failure in a large hunting establishment John Ward's 

 deliberation Early whelps the strongest and straightest 

 Difficulty of selecting the best Dark colours preferable to 

 light . . .8 



CHAPTER III. 



Certain proportions necessary in brood -bitches Large litters 

 objectionable How to obviate this excess Treatment of 

 lady foxhounds Air and exercise Lodgings at night 

 Paddock and boxes for whelps Cutaneous eruptions 

 Remedies Foster-mothers 14 



