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job. The terrier was the property of old 

 Joe, the 'then whipper-in, and a great fa- 

 vourite. He therefore had the earth watched, 

 and on the twentieth day the dog crawled 

 out a mere skeleton, but with proper at- 

 tention was recovered. 



A healthy kennel must be one of your 

 first considerations ; there is nothing so 

 much against hounds as a damp one ; — we 

 all know the danger to ourselves of a damp 

 house; and a kennel in this state causes 

 a variety of diseases — lameness, ophthalmia, 

 liver-complaints, &c, and frequently occa- 

 sions hounds to become chest-foundered ; 

 besides a damp kennel never can be sweet. 

 The Duke of Richmond's kennel at Good- 

 wood is supposed to be the most complete 

 in England. The neighbouring Gentlemen 

 informed me, that it cost ten thousand 

 pounds in building. The lodging-rooms of 

 this, I may almost say, gigantic building, 

 are fitted up with stoves ; I never thought 



