The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-03

Horncr, this fub;e6t was thought worthy OF
the saitc and genius of poet. In the re-
naming works of OiIian, the fagseity of this
animal, his attachment 10 his matter, h; 5 for.
roy for his death, are all very frequently de-
fcri bed with that tender ard pictureieue Gul-
.pl'eity, which sliihnguia1 this ininitable au-
tfsf- fa0e al dogs Jays faficr, fs, tbsy are
bsssf erf0tnrss. 31ey sever fam on s5ee
s5sy do not Ike.
Ia defending from the lefty REGIONS q,
vefte' 70 the plair high road Of p4ots, We nee,
WITH iome deda6fiers from iris general pdne.
gyfic.. It's torhe dog shat muff be traced the.
met ii'oeking diifemper that ever polluted the
! niaraan frame, dilterlper thar bids abfolute
detrsnceto ansorts ofremeJies.
! Dr. Bucnan, author of the DsnreRie If,d;-
eia' PabiiiheJ, ionic time fince, treatis. on
ths tea asfsrde,. He therein fays chat fon,c
psrlQps pretend TO cure it without mercury
buF that all heie cures were iaR like t1oa.
iei ne bite of a mao dog; to wiz, they were
es$ f<5ftd. pr. Mead, the mott famous
piifiician Of his day, bss indeed affirmed that
hseursd above thoufand patients, and thar h.
ncscF Srcw his remedy to tail, even ia a Gnolt
iRiiIiicef Part of il coniiitad of hash;ne e
i4f water. But il is clear that where n,
dlsase has fairly broke ouf,the apnlics. on q.
thif3efncdy isinpoMble; and the trutF, {ist,s,.
to ie that the Doctor never, had real cate =,
hyttoPbobia before him.
such has been Eid of certain no,c ror-
ieied by a Perton in Virginia, and which i
heia up as an inf@llible. fpeeiffc. We have
heaga an opinion as TO this point, from an abb
pIasS -! IN Richmon1 He believes inc
"a.ie foFyto be an impoRure Some wears
sS% leatement, was made in the Br,tiIh
nosle OF commons that there were then ,h;rtv
tntee eerioAs IN the public ho(pital or Mar
t's, = atseeted with the canine r,adneE.-
But this calamity, although the moa Terri
bll!s not the only one, with which ~ r..
e'es of animals has afflicted manE;rd IA r.
n.r q commons, IN 1896, went upon the
- q cog tax; and the number of dogs
q Fflgsana, as well as the quantity oe whole.
,oioS Y'tsuais which they coniumed. was
fo'f1 70 be enormous. Some millions f}rr-
nig ~efe annually waited in this wav. Al
tle lsfI1e ttTle. II Same Out that they deitroved
vat numbers OF theeP; not TO mention the
Hhlcaiet which shey commit in the COURT. a
huating hares and foxes.
Y England, if a man keeps . dog that IS
RgttaoIstome to Pafiengers, he can be inn,sd;;-
stsiy compelled to lock him up, or 70 Ty,uz~je
Nip; osherwlie the matter VIII be npnifhes
sat IFe ilTtt peFfoa who is raoIsi}ed nv ~
/ SlIss va 4 right 70 ihoot him. we arc }orrg
= say that N Virginia there IS no law which
oo!iyes the owner OF mif2hievous dog "a
EceR BIN iecure. The only recourfe for the
party endangered or injured, is to MAIN "
XII hin- This is .certainlY an unfortunate
onlailon II the laws OF ireinia and we f,b-
allt!t 20 the wildom OF the next af5mbIv.
whfner itwould not be worth their while to
,nfe,tere with isne regulation upon this
There IS no part of the world more infe(-
ted with dangerous dogs than Richmond.
he greater part of thole animals are ex-
treHe.y ready to bite Pafcngcrs, especially
1steldnn-iet. Powder and ball could not be
pettc employed than in the cxt;rpation If
iuch vcFmin. A lhort time iinse, as voury
man was pal6ng By houie, little below the
netkodilt chapel. dog came run.iing after
him, with open mouth, and all the appsar-
arce of deiign TO bite him. With com
r'endabie Prefenccs of mind, the lad initantly
fhoShim; ard if he had feryed every (narling
cur ii Richmond in the fame way, he would,
according to The French phrafe, haze 9.iSyy<a
s0sHef tia rcpabhc
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