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them of much use, but no doubt they keep 

 the kennel dry ; the Huntsman assured 

 me that after a very hard day and much 

 fatigue, he had found them of great service, 

 he thought the hounds recovered them- 

 selves, and were fit to come out again much 

 sooner in consequence of the warmth aris- 

 ing from them. 



Very few masters of Fox-hounds can 

 afford to build so magnificent a kennel; 

 but it is my opinion your hounds may be 

 equally well lodged in one that may not 

 have cost so large a sum. The kennel at 

 Puckeridge in Hertfordshire, which cost 

 about £500. building, is very convenient, 

 dry, and healthy, and the hounds have no 

 lameness. The Hampshire Hunt kennel also 

 cost only a few hundreds, and is as good a 

 one and as convenient as a master of hounds 

 could wish for. The hounds that inhabit 

 these kennels are very sizable, and do their 

 work well in the field, and hunt as Fox- 



