Weekly Trinity journal., 1879-04-05
ABOUT DOGS.
CANNES of the Ancients-IEow They
were used I'm Wharf.-The Memory
of DOgs-Their Affections and
DisIilCes.

Pyramid, hunted with a dog resembling
n Scotch deerheund, with a tail curle0
tight round on its back and ears stuck out
at right angles. The Greeks not only
had dogs but took great pains in rearing
them. Plato says 10 Glaucos in the Re-
public Il see that you raise at your
house great many dogs for the chase
Do you take care abou. breeding and
pairing them ? Among animals of good
blood there are always some superior to
the rest" Tho Romans had hounds,
house dogs, lap dogs and turn-spts.'
There was found the famous picture or
fresco Of Roman watch dog in the ru-
ins Of Pompii; the animal was fastened
by q chain in the act of leaping savagely
words " Cave canem !" beware OF
the dog y Dogs must have been thor
oughly tanned nearly 1900 years ago, for
Cicero said that their devotion, trust
worthiness, dislike OF strangers, their
power of scent and aptitude for the chase
prove them TO be formed for the service
of man. 1t was nearly 5000 years ago
according to the generally accepted
chronology, that Ulysses, returning home
from the siege of Troy after an absence
of twenty years, was not recognized by
his wife or his servants, but his dog Ar
gus knew him at once, crawled towards
him, licked his hand and died Joy at
seeing his old master.
The memory of the dog is extraordina-
ry considering how limited his powers,
nor does it always depend upon his af-
fection. Mr.. Darwin had savage dog
with which he parted and did not see for
five years. He spoke to him as he had
been in The habit of doing, but though the
dog showed no signs ofjoy ho followed
him and obeyed him exactly MS if he had
not been absent more than half an hour.
Sometimes it is the odor only that is
required to awaken memory in dogs Just
as odors will bring back to mems minds
scenes long since forgotten. A Prussian
officer returning home after the war did
not see his dog. Presently the animal
came tearing down the road in great ex-
element and rushed into tho house over
joyed at finding his old friend. During
his rambes through the town the cog
evidently had struck the scent OF his
masters footsteps and all his old affec-
ton came in upon him like food. A
dog, having lost his master, became in
time old and blind and unable to smell.
One day he suddenly left his place on
hearing what seemed familiar footsteps.
He rubbed his face against the mans
stockings, which happened to be ribbed,
and broke into the most extravagant ex-
pressions Of delight, because his dead
master wore that kind OF stockings. But
as soon as the owner Of the stockings
spoke the illusion vanished, the poor dog
returned to his corner apparently heart =
broken, and the next day was found
dead.
These displays Of strong feeling which
dogs have toward mankind led Burns TO
say: Man is the God of the dog, he
knows no other, and see how he worships
him." and n German writer, Professor
Braubach, maintains that dog looks on
his master as on god while Pope, the
poet, declared that history is fuller of ex>
amples Of fidelity in dogs than in friends.
Not only were dogs formerly used to
procure food by hunting other animals,
but they were so used by the Romans and
Greeks in war ; so that the phrase OF
"dogs of war " is literal as we'll as fgura-
tive. Caesar employed them in his army,
and so did some of the wild tribes which
the Romans fought. When Marius, the
Roman general, had defeated the Cimbri,
the dogs and women defended their bag
gage so savagely that he was forced to
fight another battle to get possession oft
The dogs thus employed were very say
age and not only pursued fugitives of de-
feated armies, but were sent after desert
| ers.
The citadel of Corinth when beseged
was defended at night by band of fifty
dogs. Tho garrison felt so secure that
one night they all went 20 sleep leaving
the dogs on duty. The enemy attacked
the canine sentinels. Like Napoleon Is
Old Guard at Waterloo, they fought un
til there was only one survivor. Finding
! himself alone, this animal retreated and
alarmed the garrison, who came out and
drove off the enemy. The Senate voted
him a silver collar, with the inscription
upon it, THE saviour and deliverer oi
Corihtt,' and monument was erected
to the dogs on the spot where they fell,
with the names OF all Of them sculptured
upon the stones. In those times dogs
were armed with spiked collars and some
times coats of mail
Hounds were used in armies, until q
comparatively recent period. The Earl
Of Essex, Queen Elizabeths s favorite
had 500 of them during his campaign in
Iceland. They were frequently employ
ed on the Scottish border to catch thieves
marauders, murderers and cattle stealers
and Robert Bruce had fine one which
his enemy, Lord of Lorne, stole from
him and used to track and betray hi
former master. Bruce escaped by the
well known device of crossing a stream
and breaking the scent.
The jealousy of dogs is notorious
Some of them, especially household pets
will show great dislike for young
children who come in to share the af-
fection or caresseS of their master anC
mistress. One dog began dropping up
on the advent of baby, refused fooG
and died OF starvation, or rather by
suicide. A fierce dog in Paris sullenly
endured the presence of a child six
years, and then as if his pent up feelings
could no longer endure the rage and
envy within him he found his way to the
bedroom whore the motbenwas undress-
ing the child, seized tand tore it to piece: