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iliould be phyficked; they fhould have three 

 purging balls given them, one every other morn- 

 ing, and plenty of whey the intermediate day. — 

 If a bitch bring only one or two puppies, and 

 you have another bitch that will take them, by 

 putting the puppies to her, the former will be 

 foon fit to hunt again; fhe ihould, however, be 

 phylicked firfl ; and if her dugs be anointed 

 with brandy and water, it will alfo be of fervice. 

 The ditlemper makes dreadful havoc with whelps 

 at their walks; greatly owing, I believe, to the 

 little care that is taken of them there, I am in 

 doubt whether it might not be better to breed 

 them up yourfelf, and have a kennel on purpofe. 

 You have a large orchard, paled in, which would 

 fuit them exa6\ly ; and what elfe is wanted might 

 eafily be obtained. There is, however, an ob- 

 je6lion that perhaps may ftrike you — If the dif- 

 temper once get amongft them, they mull all 

 have it: yet, notwithltanding that, as they will 

 be conllantly well fed, and will lie warm, I am 

 confident it would be the laving of many lives. 

 If you fhould adopt this method, you mufl re- 

 member to ufe them early to go in couples; and 

 when they become of a proper age, they muft 

 be walked out often : for fhould they remain con- 

 fined, tbcy would neither have the fhape, health, 

 or underfianding, which they ought to have. 

 When I kept harriers, I bred up fome of the 

 puppies at a difiant kennel ; but having no fer- 



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