Vlll CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XI. 



How to feed Fox-bounds after a Hard Day's Work.— Remi- 

 niscences of Hounds in bygone Days. — Quabty versus 

 Quantity. — Cure for tbe Kennel Sickness. — Healtby Food. — 

 Wben a dead Horse may be given to Fox-hounds, and 

 when to Apple Trees. — A little Romance, in which the 

 Author, a Horse, and a young Lady play conspicuous 

 parts ..... page 164 



CHAPTER XII. 



The Sportsman's Library. — A practical Lesson on the Evils of 

 Idleness. — Salutary discipline for Riotous Hounds. — The 

 Author's Apology for being Dogmatical on Dogs. — When 

 Whelps should be turned out of the Nursery. — The Myste- 

 ries of Barley Meal. — Cure for the Red Mange . 176 



CHAPTER XIII. 



How to select young Hounds. — The great Criterion of judi- 

 cious Breeding. — Necessity for rounding the Ears of Fox- 

 hounds. — Rules to be observed in selecting Drafts. — Mr. 

 Warde's Hounds. — Cub-hunting, and one of its necessary 

 consequences. — Pursuing the Buck under the Eye of 

 Diana. — Nothing New under the Sun . , 188 



CHAPTER XIV. 



The Expenses of a Hunting Establishment. — Arithmetic ap- 

 plied to Horses and Hounds. — The old Grey-hound Fox. — 

 A little bit of a Frolic. — Young Blood, and how to treat it. 

 — A few Remarks on Practical Knowledge. — The proper 

 Number of Hounds in a Pack. — Some Sanitary Consider- 

 ations with respect to Food and Warmth. — Preparations 

 for Cub-hunting. — How to test the Condition of a Fox- 

 hound. — Qualities of Setters and Pointers crossed with 



