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of course be carefully kept from cold 

 water. 



Should your hounds be troubled with 

 worms, powdered glass sifted through 

 muslin is the best remedy that I know of 

 to remove them. The dose should be as 

 much as will lie on a shilling, and I have 

 seen it cause the ejection of a great quan- 

 tity of those destructive animals. 



In the summer months I always fed my 

 hounds the last thing in the evening : feed- 

 ing them late at that season of the year 

 keeps them quiet in the night, and is the 

 wisest method I know to prevent their 

 rioting in the kennel. Servants in general 

 prefer feeding them early, in order that 

 they may have the evenings to themselves. 



It appears you wish to be informed of the 

 proper time to feed hounds the day before 

 hunting ; if you were certain of finding at 

 half past ten, and sure of running a burst, I 

 should say an early hour was best ; but to 



