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a thing so very easy as some people ima- 

 gine ; in fact, it requires nearly as much 

 trouble to get a hound into condition, as it 

 does a horse ; and if the greatest attention 

 is not paid to this particular, you cannot 

 expect to catch many Foxes. It is the 

 condition of a hound, which gives him the 

 advantage over the animal he hunts. 

 Nevertheless then* constitutions differ as 

 much as those of the human species ; some 

 require thick food, others thin ; the same 

 quantity which may be requisite for Ranter, 

 if given to Rally wood, would render him 

 unable to run a yard. Sometime before 

 hunting commences (say about three weeks), 

 they should have plenty of walking exercise, 

 and salts given them once a week. 



If a hound at any time is very foul, the 

 following recipe is very efficacious. 



3 grains iEthiops Mineral, 



5 grains Calomel, 

 made into a bolus ; the hound must 



