The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-08-12
DALLAS. TEX AS.
SATURDAY MORNING -: AUGUST ~,
CAVE CANEM.

1t has long been the opinion OF the
writer that if the canine race were cX-
tirpated everywhere, save in the pas
toral districts, II would be blessing to
the human race That opinion is much
strengthened by an interesting article
in the American EEchaHge anil Rcoicw,
detailing AT length the evils resulting
from mans comp0nionship with this
brute, There are many dangers which,
in their aggregate results are far greater
than that of the horrible discasc--hydro-
phobin. There are numerous parasitlcal
worms fungi and mites with which all
dogs are infested, and which, either by
direct communication with men, or
through other animals, are continually
causing most dcplorNble consequences,
and as there is much less general in
formation on this subject than respect
ing rabies, The HERALD concciycs the
authorities worth quoting.
The dog is frequently attacked by the
mange,mite, which in form resembles
the cheese-mitc This parasite produces
the mango in dogs and similar skin
diseases in men. Another pestiIerous
mite, technically called the ocarVs .joHi-
cu'orum, often appears in dogs occasion,
ally an obstinate skin disease with pus-
tules A imtid smell generally accom-
panics this disease, which is excessively
dsagreeablc to delicate nostrls, The
number Of these mites to be found upon
dogs are simply incalculoblc and they
are frequently transmitted to men and
children, occasioning u most obstinate
skin disease The scald mushroom il
common to dogs and men, in the latter
generally attacking the scalp, This dis
ease undoubtedly originate the dog
rs Of late years it has been discovered
that this parasite fungus was the sam,
on man as on dogs There is scarcely {
dog that does not have some Of tho
various kinds of tape worms, either il
its intcstines, nostrils brain, thoraX, Oh
urctha. The smaller tape worm hrnjo
cocnupl,s, with its stylct-likc borclI, Otter
works its way into the brain of the dog
giving it disease called the "staggcrS.
The tGnia mmgiuatd largo worm, Tho
tc1ia Soroto, yet different variety o
tape worm, are to be found in nearly al
dogs There is a malady of the lung,
and liver occasioncd in man by flung
from dogs, called the cchHococcuS disease
In Iceland, whore dogs live in the sam,
apartments with families, every seventl
man is said to have this disease. 1t il
also frequent in Germany, especially il
Thuringen and in Dresden where thrt,
per cent, of the population are thu
afflicted, There is another annulatc,
worm formed frequently in the dog
which is wonderfully productive sixt,
thousand eggs being counted in its owl
parous sheath BY sneeaing or blowing
these embryos and disgusting parasite,
are dispersed from the nose of the dog
or flow in the nasal discharge and a!
the dog IL constantly rubbing his nos,
about, these eggs are often deposited OF
the food of animals, and possibly o
man. In addition TO these fatal obicc
tlons to this miserable brute, we nigh
name minor evils such as tlcas, pcdiculi
lice, etc. but we think tn
list colloted from the RcGe,
already sufficiently formidable. TIL,
dog may be used to guard ilocks G
sheep, to hunt hogs or TO guard tn
house, but he should never be used a
n companion or bo permitted to cnte
the dwelling, No dog should be pei
mitted to appear in the streets without
the name and rcsidenso of the owne
upon its collar But We very mucl
question whether any dog licensed o
unlicensed should be permitted upor
our streets. If n quietus could be pu
to all dogs the community would be bet
ter of, since the services and society c
that brute does not compensate for tn
dangers attending his presence and 70
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