he was secreted, at the distance of fifteen miles from the place 

 of starting, to the admiration and perfect satisfaction of the 

 large nnmber of persons assembled." 



The ancient mode of training a young bloodhonnd was to lead 

 it, accompanied by an experienced old hound, to the spot whencp 

 a deer or other animal had been taken on a mile or two ; the 

 hounds were then " laid on " and encouraged, and after hunt- 

 ing this " drag " successfully, were rewarded with a portion of 

 the venison which composed it. The next step was to take 

 the young hound, with his seasoned tutor, to a spot whence a 

 man, whose shoes had been rubbed with the blood of a deer, 

 had started on a circuit of two or three miles ; during his 

 progress, the man was instructed to renew the blood from time 

 to time, to keep the scent alive. His circuit was gradually 

 enlarged at each succeeding lesson, and the young hound thus 

 entered and trained, became at last folly equal to hunt by 

 itself, either for the purposes of wood-craft or war. 



A thoroughbred bloodhound stands about twenty-eight inches 

 high, and is muscular, compact, and strong; the forehead is 

 broad, and the face narrowed towards the muzzle ; the nostrils 

 ire wide and well developed ; the ears are pendulous and broad 

 at the base. The general aspect of the hound is one of self- 

 possession and sagacity. Its voice is deep and sonorous, and 

 may be heard at a very great distance. The colour of the true 

 breed is said to be reddish tan, darkening gradually towards 

 the upper parts, till it becomes mixed with black on the back ; 

 the lower parts, limbs, and tail, being of a lighter shade, and 

 the muzzle tawny. 



The only chance for either man or beast hunted by the 

 bloodhound is to take to the water, — to start a jump three or 

 four feet of the water's edge, and to leap far and fairly in. 

 Water holds no scent ; therefore, when the hound comes to the 

 jumping-place, he wiU be puzzled, and double back on the 

 track, and altogether become so confused as to be for the 

 time useless. Should blood in any quantity be spilt on the 

 tracks, the hound often refuses to proceed beyond it ; and so it 

 has happened in slave-breeding countries, that a runaway has 

 purposely gashed his leg or arm, so that the ground might be 

 saturated and further chase baulked. 



The Cuban bloodhound has been already alluded to. It is 

 certainly the most terrible of the family, including the African 

 species. Here is an anecdote of a Cuban hound told by Dal- 

 las : — " One of the dogs that had been unmuzzled to drmk 



