iG4 caii:nivohotjs animals. 



CHAPTER XL 



How to feed Fox-liounds after a Hard Day's Work.— Herni- 

 niscences of Hounds in bygone Days. — Quality versus 

 Quantity. — Cure for the Kennel Sickness. — Healthy Food. — 

 When 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. 



Every naturalist, who has given his attention to 

 the consideration of the subject, must be aware 

 that all carnivorous animals require flesh of some 

 sort to keep them in health and vigour ; and 

 althouo-h substitutes in some cases mav be used, 

 yet the natural craving after their appropriate food 

 still remains ; in fact, the digestive organs or 

 stomachs of the carnivora do not discharge their 

 functions regularly without it. 



Now it has often occurred to me to inquire 

 why the life of a fox-hound should be of so much 

 shorter duration than that of other dogs, which 



