The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-08-06

From "Dinks, Mayhcw and Hutchinson. on the Dog, -
edited by Frank Forester.

edited by Frank Forester.
Inc dos Is naturally tne most nervous OF All
the dunno trioe. MS intense anection' ms
natural jealousy, ms method or attack, the
blindness OF mrs rage ans ms insesioiiity 70
consequences, all oespeak . creature whose
nervous system Is developed In the highest
possible degree. myself once had little
cur, who, as ] sat reading, would enter the
apartment, jump upon my knee, uttering a
low whimpe. all the time, creep along my
waistcoat, rub his little body against my head
and face, lick the hand lifted up to return his
caresses, and tnen scamper on, and perhaps
not come near me again the whole OF that al
ternoon. What was this but an sffectionate
Impulse seeking nervous development? The
way to manage an animal OF this description
70, TO respect his evident excitability. The
instant dog appears to be getting excited,
there should be = sign given, commanding a
stop to be put to oil further proceedings. 1.-THE
respect to the animal be habitnal, the person
who mildly enforcesi it may enter room, whore
the dog is in q rabld state, and come forth un-
scathed.
us no pleasure 70 dog TO 60 mad. Quite
.ne Ieve' esaIui ss nyoroPnooia may De
~. nu.." oe'"s' rao'e' - worse 70 .ne dog.
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'Ny '".pp's". e'."s 'nus' nc longs 70
''c'' a ~''"oyau'e W oe"s aione. inis
n'aNes n'm seem strange " tno'e VINO are
r. ~ Ae'u''o"ea 70 n'w.
.ns SENSATION INDUCES n'm 70 seek solitude.
". 'ne. . a"o."e' ,essoo wn'cn oee'aes MS
.0'''"s p'aee' ."e "snt innicts
'Po" u'n '"'onse dsohy' lhe sun Is 70 MIN
IN instrument OF torture, winch ne therefore
s'u.'.s " aso'o' 70, nus ol..n acnes ana ieeis
were .iemoiihs Jeney. inis induces
'"e Poo' o,u'e 70 una OUT 'ne noies ana corn
e's "..'e NC - .eas' 'Aeiy 70 oe seeh' ana IN
- VIZ e. :, u"'o'e " e"'e,' IN SOU
retrea. be discovered, and his masters voice
to come forth, the aifectionate Great ure,.
countenance brightens his tail beats the
ground, and he leaves his hiding place, anx-
ious to obey the loved authority but before
he has gone half the distance, a kind Of sensa-
tion comes over him, which produces an in
stantaAeous change in his whole appearance.
He seems to say tohimself, " Why cannot you
let me alone? Go away. Do 60 away. You
trouble, you pain me-" And thereon he sud-
denly turns tail and darts back into his dark
corner. II let clone, there he will remain;
perhaps frothing little at the mouth, and
drinking great deal OF water, but not issa-
ing from hts hidiDg-place to seek after food.
His aPPetites are altered; hair, straw, dirt,
hl'h, exc1ement, rags, Tin shayings, stones, the
most noisome and unnatural substances are
then the deiicacies for which the poor dog,
changed o. disease, longs, and swallows, in
hope to ease burning stomach He is now
altogether changed. Still he does not desire
to bite mankind; he rather endeavors to AVOID
society; he takes long journeys Of thirty or
forty miles in extent, and leng:hsned by all
kinds of accidents, to vent his restless desire
for motion.
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