142 THE DAILY CONSTITUTIONAL. 



It was our invariable practice to walk the hounds 

 out several times during the day into a large 

 paddock adjoining the kennels, which conduced 

 not a little to their cleanliness ; but the same 

 purpose would not be answered by letting them 

 out into the green-yard only. When the hunts- 

 man is engaged in the field, this duty devolves on 

 the feeder, and should not be neglected ; but on 

 the morning of hunting, the pack selected over- 

 night for that day's work should be taken out 

 by the huntsman for a quarter of an hour's walk, 

 who will thus be better able to judge whether 

 any hound is lame or unfit for hunting. Not 

 approving of the warm bath, we had recourse to 

 stiff brushes to clean the hounds from dirt the 

 morning after hunting ; this process, by keeping 

 up the circulation of the pores of the skin, and 

 cleansing it from the accumulation of dust and 

 scurf, is a great promoter of health, and tends also 

 to keep the hounds' coats in blooming condition. 

 There is, however, as much distinction between 

 the glossy appearance of some hounds, and the 

 roughness of others, as in their different consti- 

 tutions ; some will always look well, however 

 neglected, whilst no brilliancy can ever be im- 

 parted to others ; and this arises from the differ- 

 ence of blood, some being of the smooth, and 



