Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-13
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the dog, and for centuries We are told be has
been abe humble friend and companion OF man.
!. He 10 possessed OF many remarkable traits, nnd
b has exhibited q ustchfulnsss and ssgacty that
recommend him 70 our kiBdcst consideration.
HIS constitution is adapted 90 every climate;
consequently, like man. be Is an inhabitant OF
ever quarter OF the globe. From the arctics-
the reeions Of e,ernal ice aud snor, 10 the tr0-
pics We fnd him a faithful companion, and sub
sssyieni TO the viii Of man. he looks upon bis
nssssr sith eyes OF love, and often is content to
die FOR him dis affection is remarkable, aud il
has been Landed in song as we'll as preserved in
story. What Is more beautiful than The touching
narrative Of dog who losed his master in life,
crouchsd around his dying bed, and after seeing
him laid away in the earth for ever. threw him
self upon the grave and moaned and whined bis
life away As the difference Of beat and cold
Affects the human species, so IL does the dog.
Climate produces a marked change in his appea-
rance. The Greenland dog has thick shaggy
snis OF hair, while the dog Of Southern Africa 10
desfitrte Of covering His disposition IS also
Affected by heat and cold. IL is well known
fses thst when the courageous bull dog Of Britain
10 taken 10 a warm climate, be soon grows timid
and betrsys corArdice on every occasion. II be
40 bred beneath the hot rays Of tropic sun in q
few generations ne degenerates TO a worthless
cur.
Among the ancient Hebrews and the ancient
HiDdoos. between whose religious observances
there was 4 striking resemblance the dog was not
held in high esteem The former entertained no
lore for him, and we bat rarely And an allusion
10 the dog IN either the old or the new testament;
TO the latter the animal was an object Of positive
aversion. The dislike of the Hebrews TO the
dog Is attributed TO his being liable TO the mango
or canine leprosy, disorder similar 10 one that
prevailed TO large extent among the people OF
Israel. This dislike seems to have been in
heTited by the descendants Of the Hebrew race
fer in this day we but seldom find an Israelite
Who has any love for the canine species. The
Hindoos believed that the efficacy of their sacred
offerings was destroyed by the presence of a dog
They claimed that glance Of bis eve was full of
evil. A Hindoo, when touched by dog, re-
gaTded himself as defleG; no believed the animal
TO be wicked spirit condemned to do penance 10
that shape for crimes committed in a previous
state of existence
The customs, mauueFs and opinions Of the a
eicnt Egyptians were the reverse of those OF the
Hebrews. aud with them the dog was an object
Of veneration. he VAS made the subject of e.
pecial study or the celebrated artists Of the
reign of SeOtris and Pharoab, and one of the
Egyptian dvniues, Anubis, was represented by
dogs head. notwithstanding that the dog
vas held In such high estimation in Egypt a
more oowardly and worthless race Of ours never
had an existence The cOwaTdice Of the Egyp-
tian dog was proverbial. Ii is said that when he
drank OF the water OF the Nile be ran a. he
Tapped. for fear of the crocodile Imagination,
il IL very probable, had much 10 DO in giving
color to this statement. The Egyptians yeDera-
ted their dogs, and - they were not trained to
be brave and useful. IL is not matter of won
der that they become a degenerated aud worthless
breed
The dog was much valued bv the ancient
Greeks and Romans. The shepherd used him TO
guard his hOcks. aud the citizen valued him "a a
watch over his property he was also trained for
the chase. Ia the mythology Of Greece and Rome
We ind many illusions 70 the dog Vulcan
framed one OF brass and animated and presentrd
10 10 Jupiter. Cerebus, three headed dog is
the guardian of the entrance 10 the internal re-
gions. Tho discovery OF the far famed Syrian
dye, II IS said, was Oecasionei by dog belong
ing 20 Hercules, eating a kind OF she'll FISH on the
sea shore. and thereby staining his mouth with a
peculiar fluid which the fish contained On ma
~ ancient medals the figure of Diana is attended
by dog. Though Diana was regarded as the
goddess OF beauty, divine honois were paid TO
her a. the goddess of nature her influence ex
tending to every world. This was why she was /
worshipped uuder the name of Lena, Diana and |
hecate, having power IN Heaven, on earth and |
IN bell. All ancient writers record numerous
instances OF the sagacty, courage and fidelity of
the dog. From early period the dogs of Brit
ain have been widely celebrated The ancien,
britons employed them in war. and they were
said to have been fierce aud courageous on the
battle field Ii Is hardly necessary to remark
that this was at period when the destructive
nature OF gunpOwder was unknown British
dogs OF the species now called bull dogs were in |
high repute at Rome on account of their strength
and bravery. and they we're matched against wild
beasts in the amphitheatre. They ewes contend /
cd with the lion, the king of beasts.
The character OF dogs Is cons cstiy changing
mat ard a T.
society The shepherds Of antiquity i entirely
different iron the one OF the present day La
early days IL had not only to watch the sheep
while grazing, bet was called upon to grasd the
flock from the wolf. This made him remarkable
for herceuess and strength From tss time of the
overthrow OF the Roman emp;rs By the Cloths. to
the present day, the dog has boon held in high
esteem by the people of every country in Europe
Previous 10 the discovery Of America by Column
bus, the dog moi domesticAted in this eoun-
try. The Wild dogs which inhabited the western
wilds, and which run down their prev in packs
are supposed by many 20 De derived from breed
introduced by the earliest settlers In Ameriea,
a. in Europe, the dog il held in high esteem.
The English monarehs of the Norman line were
psssionately fond of the chase, and The dogs
we're trained with the utmost care for this pur-
pose In that era the mOnaIch's highest ambi
lion Mas TO be successful in war and in the chase
Whole districts, frequently, were depopu-
lated and laid waste. in order to form
forests for the range of beasts OF toe
chase. Forest laws, for the protection of game.
originated in that early period. The Old feuda
baron. when he got engaged 10 war. was eontin-
ually surrounded by his dogs. and they were al
lowed the freedom OF his castle They throneed
the halls, roamed through the stately rooms. and
often sat With their master at the table The
pack belonging to a lordly mansion consisted Of
different species. Dogs were bred for the chase
the falcOnry, and setting for the bow, as the
pointer OF The present day setting for the gun.
Since the reign flames |, the principal breeds
OF the dog best known in the British Islands have
undergone bot little change The broods that
are most highly esteemed in England are those
which ind favor IN. and are common in, this
country. There are thousands CT worthless ours
scattered throughout the States, and IL "a a mat
ter of surprise that we 30 not pay more attention
TO the breeding and training Of the animal
Faithful and vatchfGl by nature. by a littls az
isnIion and effort OF our part the dog can be rem
dered valuable for nearly every purpose The
anecdotes Of the sagaeity OF the dog are almost
without number. The writings of the ancieuts
as well a. moderns, abound in them But of
AL she instances recorded We can recall none
where greater sagaciIy Is displayed than Is
Exhibited nv tha Alnfna m asfiA nnaar