New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-06-05
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HFLTEK AND FOOD FOR WILL DOCS FNp 'N'f
FoR HE siqi-tN I\GEla Sing C"IiFtil'>.
At the foot Of GIccnc->t, not lar from
C,rl. =, black aud ei.t se1bo,rd cau-i'- fom neat
:. o,y h,ick builIius shows thc rHs.'rl la; u j.
Dogs Home aud Iuhrmary Bur even ~cr" 'h" IN not
IN existence tue frequent basu-s 'ud >"wns- "i $50
crrat,d dogs hcu penetrate To the street "Oid lis
close tue nature OF the establishment
A tribune reporter WHO entered tuis place by th"
front door loug ago found nms 90 I'D ID .'n "uH
c,sry room ~ rather peculiar appearances l"c ~ u'"'
tae wall waz mite: shelves. Winch temhcd u'''r
the weight OF afotmiIlhc array Of nric.""- h'i.-'
,l.a1,, we. AID CO. ipasu-. On %" "i i'N'l-'
stood countless cardboard boxes 81 dos food n cats
food. while against the wall. by the d"f,d h""' "'
whips s:lng rods aud o,ner sporting articles VS.
exposed to view A. tn iuItAcr end 81 the hp"F "'hi
WAS An enormous cage containing several hac. aud tan
terrier and couple 81 Skys Ia" keep oi Toe h'nr
Il i.lI erayairci En.I.ninan, win at rmir"d est
az face. was leaning huge Az 90 d, apparently
somethnc between hOness aud a hu'N0 On '4p-'r
Investigations however, the Reporter dscOV ted tha' Inc
creature was "a purc-blpod. d Ensllsa ma, III. i-huR
20 pounds named Rex, and born 40 ts cu4'ty. oI =
L. NJ. BarlOw's estate at GIcn Cove Tue k.ci'T i'-
marked ,Ith pride tnt Erx had rec ntN Won ~ ooJ
ptiz@ at a dog show. AMI thh ne Wa GENT go. uH d"
allow a c,o-e Inspection 81 BIS t'ctn - -trnrrr The
sight became curious indeed when BLACK AID tan ter
rlcr OF dminuivc size aud ~ the nominal weight Of
thrre-quarters Of pound Was sct beside tc monster,
and the two began ranJolng aud sDap.hng pllyfdily
at each other.
The keeper Of the home has been \ doc-'eilcr ana
doctor he best part of his fe and know the
of mans friends pcraps AZ well - anyone IN Amer
ca INT, IA ~ least his claim, whoa. al vii" have
ncc his institution will agree Il not iOundc. The
reporter having desire To view the premises.
was taken the siting-rOon on tho r"rnd door md
,,troduced 10 keepers WIFI bnX'm lurIr Ensl-h
ron,an who was engaged at the time IA conh.ng The
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vas more takatIvc than her husband. aud impaired
considerable info, mat1n.
I'VE have about three huidrcd dog' In the home AZ
preseui" she said. amt small number n TIE
mfrnary-or you must und" stand that on" Of the chef
features Of the Institution to s.ckroom whore We lend
diseased aud disabled dogs"
DO you cure a d>ea'csi'
Indeed we do-wly bless your soul my husband has
been In the thirty five wears 1hrr- not.-
ng be can't master. unless. Of cur-c. s IT, uri,c
mse. |. myself a dog dOcircss and get - every
yisit to my patients. Why am ia me borsc-oars the
greater part OF the day. here and onc
there-cucny III the neiehborhoud Of murray H. tor
the people who willing pay me - Tor consulta
ton belong TO the Weather c.d-srs
may wen tell you" tue OLD lady ratified on with
paocnt smile there's hardly LADY in F1nh.
ave who hasn't been here her carnage ard
pair with her little SICK pet under her
arm They all know up on Fifth.
ave- they DO and It's many pood e. a terrier and n
spaniel that nursed and cured for them They will
bring me patient with It's leg broken. what DO
I do or what docs my husband dot We'll, examine
the animal Just as II 1t a human Srng We uak.
nm estimate Of us strength and vitality. sud We take
our measures accordingly II the patient naturally
of weak constitution It Il given 10 c1ids, chllls.
bronchitis and what not, why subject slow,
gradual course OF treatment and avoid operations.
spnt with application OF I'm meats and snves viii
tfa In ftara "A
must be resorted to- But sometimes my husband has
the most com pcatod operations perform. where
greatest surgical skill Is necessary for Valuable
dogs with tumors and other like complaints sent to
us for cure he often obliged to open their somachs
aud them up again. People somehow or other
will go 10 any sacrifice TO save a pet dog while they
seldom scruple kill good horse that has broken It's
leg or become otherwise Toured"
SAY" broke in the proprietor who had TIL then heard
bis wie's loquacity with evident satisfaction "Ay,
and It's dire shame that many fine horses should be
slaughtered who only require good surgeon to cure
them completely. have set horses as we'll as dogs
limbs in such manner that expert would have been
able TO tell the difference"
Are you not afraid Of hydrophObiaf a.
BLESS you. no. Why should I bet I have treated
dogs enough iu my life. sndI knew but show
any real symptoms Of maduess. Dogs are IN many
speots like human beings, aud they are there
fore subject TO COMMISSIONS fits and nervous at
tacks which if properly treated would pass over But
no. The least ding abnormal IN the poor creatures APP
pearance or manner wlli give rse 10 me %
spz dogs treated. for instance, II shame Ihey
ar faithful. intelligent and withal excellent watch
dos aud yet people will insist their utter extinction
GU absurd plea lhat they are more apt 10 Occohe
tone OF unmIstakabe sincerity "-ts the thieves VINO
have done IL; yes, rs thieves have spread the re
port that the SpitZ hydrOphObic so as 10 have all
thsir own vay bre aEng 10 10 houses 1T nisht time"
With tbsNa words ths proprietor lad bi- xAtnr I'D an