, 1870-08-10
4EydFnrtsobfsA and Doy-Nu.xf.rc.
From IL s,,,rn..

The Lot weather is again Epou US, a.4l tho
newspapers, considering I: to he IN s=asuu. be-
Eln 10 diiate upon the immense dangers oE hr-
drophobia- and tic Importance of mrzz!tus
cogs. City authorities are also ANNOUNCING
their determination to extiEguish the vital
spark of hoayenly tfarn3 In the !toao,ns OF al
such Of the canine race A. sEall appear m tho
streets without 1nuzzles. Nervous people arr
working themselves .,p into ! atate u: treptla-
ton fur fear the; shall I'D bitten.
We recently isearl i: propureti by An elderly,
resIectahle-loo.ihg gentleman Gu bvsri i
ferry boat, to !y,l"l even a go.sd-11tu1eL dog
who eat luil'ug through IL. neshss u wire
!asket which decorated his brulI I,use Va
ale glad to ssy Ito proposition w.s rcisc:sd
with scorn and dls;us:, and tire respectable
gentleman in the fear that tie said dog that
lacked ~ though lie cnnld not ha cosx.1l TO
Mfo ANYTHING more animate than well nut
tered bceisteak-wu Immediately jump At
bis throat, left the ca.i, amid tho dcri=ire
laughter OF his fellow passengers.
This foolish fear ia very far removed ftom
wise canfion. and il certainly ns bIsaiets a. it
l. foolish Gases Of genuine llvdropho5la aro
extremely rare. Ono runs u,uch more risk of
beng ssEnsk by lightning. and the latter risk
IL nut great.
Tiers il no doubt, however, Of tho wisdom
u PsoreIly PsoSiiinE against eEru this SUI Ill
rieE. This can bs do,ie without cruelty au:l
With little trouble: Dogs do not rnn msl ir-
s.ansanc They aho7 that they are it
orr. J. dog that Is rick shoull 1t bnc, he
atte3del IT,, and should receive Lumsne cn-e :
oE b put cut nf his suffeEings bv kindly
shot.
We are not Of tho.e who believe The scasoa
has much to do with The generation OF this t1a-
ease but as there many ncrsous pto.,i. wf,t,
do. il !6 perhaps well alias their <e.rs bv .,fn,
precautions. Let the dogs Ire nl.zxlel bat
don't Use strap. lea1Ied Irish veterinary
surgeon et,tt: the origin Of t:.is sss.eua vas ia
n IA
arntl1cr. IS well A. security to pronte. It i.
believed that dogs ase liat 10 to become rabitl
during the summer mouths. and hen-e the
mrzzle. The pntting on Of pecli. l. con-
cog he be ever SO yiciousIy inclined, ia an
ef1tcsual renedr for biting, bat be declares
the Act to be one OF the greatest cruelty.
II 10 prevent one evil another OF perhaps
greater extent 1s to BE- substituted. tits we'll
to consider whether there il not etiu another
aid Ectter remedy At hand--one dayoiJ Of
cruelty. The structure and function Ut thu
naed organ Of the dog sho. that the orlin-
asy mode Of muzzling dogs is an 1t Of great
cEuefy, and u lp!aced N euch 3 manner that it
ceateH TO Pc cuei, then tbs wearing uf q mrz-
z'e n 4 delunion and snare. When 3 dog is in
passive state during hot weather, he will Of ne
Stes1ty open his mouth and protrude thetougue,
Ihss becomes mora manifest during e1er-
hon+ !he only WAY to make an ordinary
Duzzle beasab!e ia to secure ths actual teno.e
Of the animal The moment the dor is call
sd Into active e1ars.on, that moment cruelty
ccmnences. placlne log Of wood 10 his
neck amounts to IN absusdiy, because It eau
not possibly check his vicious propensity, II
he poss e.s any. 4 log OF wood, to 10 OF se1-
vie. should be Of immense magnitude, or Of
considerable weight. There are thsee rsnae-
dies at hand for the treatment Of onr cauiao
friends, either ct which uay be tiled, and
:Nu cut Of the three viii ba
iound easy Of application, within
the reach Of ALL and vithort ohinc.inn A
nire tnuzzle oDen at the bottom viii protect
th% public fzom injury, and it will at tho same
time enable the dog to nse his respiratory
organs without let os hindrauee, and, iurther,
It vii nos annoy him alter he il usei to it.
The second remedy Is that OF leading dogs
when GU. Of doors, wtich is perhaps tho most
effective Of the twsin- T.e tlisa is that OF
keeping thoo, At to1e-
Now. sheee renarks contain Some common
eense. which It would bs we'll for psou,e 10
heed. Wa are not ashamed to SAY va like a
nico deg. aud alwzye feel indignant 1t seeing
lin ill-t1eated. ThsFe il nothing yer7 new N
the directions here given fer this t1e1;neut OF
;ogs, eus their Eei:eFation is i1s:itatle 10 view
Of The fact that tho puaIic srs slew 10 tight lie
w1upcr of dumh-slAves.