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you a Martinet in the kennel, as well as in the 

 field. Orders given without skill are seldom 

 well obeyed ; and where the master is either 

 ignorant or inattentive, the servant will be idle. 

 I also wish that, contrary to the usual prac- 

 tice in building kennels, you would have three 

 doors ; two in the front, and one in the back ; 

 the last to have a lattice window in it, with a 

 wooden shutter, which is constantly to be kept 

 dosed when the hounds are in, except in sum- 

 mer, when it should be left open all the day. 

 This door answers two very necessary purposes : 

 it gives an opportunity of carrying out the straw 

 when the lodging-room is cleaned, and as it is 

 opposite to the window, will be a means to let 

 in a thorough air, which will greatly contribute 

 to the keeping of it sweet and wholesome. The 

 other doors will be of use in drying the room, 

 when the hounds are out ; and as one is to be 

 kept shut and the other hooked back, (allowing 

 just room for a dog to pass,) they are not liable 

 to any objection. The great window in the 

 centre should have a folding shutter ; half, or 

 the whole of which, may be shut at nights, 

 according to the weather ; and your kennels, by 

 that means, may be kept warm or cool, just as 

 you please to have them. The two great lodg- 



