St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1888-11-24

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But NOT % with the hound. q even
With many common cur dog. Not
oaly Win they recognise the scent o(
tAs loot isself. but hours after the
rabbit has passed along. they eaa fol-
low him unerrin&ly by the scent
oe the spots where he touched
his light Ssst 70 the ground What
proportioo Of the odor of the
foot oan there b Left upon . spot
whore e has merely rested for IN in
stantp Aud yee . dog with . good
nose drst will nnd IN invisible track.
and then VIII determine. by snufnng
for . few yards back and forth. which
way the animal passed. Then he viii
follow all the windings and doublings
which the animal hes made. either in
search for food. OF. after hs II ''up."
In escaping his pursuera
II this b wonderful. what y 70 be
said Of dogs never oonfusing tho
track Of ono rabbit with that Of an
othsra After . dog has once sesn that
Q rabbit = dead. hs will never notice it,
track again. but viii sst OF upon some
other track. which often u much fainter
than thas Of the one just killed. though
the Two may cross each other and
b intermingled In innumerable placea
The bloodhound. which II the keenest-
scented Of al dogs. can follow his
master or his victim. no matter how
many others may thread In the same
path.
We can hardly believe that these
things are done solely through the
sense Of smell; but that IL the best
that science caa make Of It - yet
There are many other facts which
demonstrate tho power Of the dogs
scent. ] once knew . hound which
would never eat bread. and yet was
quite fond Of raised biscuit. tho same
thing In every respect save that II con-
tained . little shorteaing. One might
take IN one hand piece Of broad half
The sise of psa. and in the other the
sane amount Of biscuit. and the hound
would smell Of both. and never make
. mistake In selecting the biscuit
The power Of scent OF even the
keener-nosed common dogA such
- the bulldog. can be tested BY
fastening . bit Of meat 70 .
string and dragging II about the
yard when the dog does not SEQ you,
hiding Il at the end Of the trail. and
then afterward putting him ON the
search for It whore you started II he
has . good nose, he will 60 over the
same path you took and nnd the meat
Leave 10 string on the meat. however,
- IL might injure him to swallow the
string.
All hounds save the greyhound run
entirely BY scent. When they come
upon too faint scent Of . track they
will work along Il until IL grows fresh
-. and then begin 70 bay or "give
tongue" There II always . corre-
gpondence between tho bayin9 and tho
trail. An experienced hunter can tell
BY the beying not only where the dog
\. but, by the frequency and conf
1ence Of the sound. how fresh the
lrail is-that Il. how Close upon his
game tho dog II All hunted animals
havt . way Of doubling o. rum
ming In circlsa Hence. II . hunter
observes BY the baying that his dog Il
Ioinx away from him. be waits Pa-
dently. sometimes for minutes. some
dmes for hours, until the circle 10
made. and he hears the dog approach
Ing. Then he 10 on the alert for . shot.
Tor the game IL probably not many rods
In advance Of the dog.
A hound II seldom lost. His nose II
his compasa Whenever he pleases he
can take up his masters track and find
him. Or he can retrace his own steps
homeward.
Dogs do not seem to enjoy those
pdors that please us. A dog viii turn
AWAY disappointed and Indifferent from
he Enest Of perfumes. Except the
Dcent Of those things which he woulf
like 70 eat / have never found IN.
hin: that seemed TO delight . dogs |
renee OF smelL-T1eo. B. WILSON. IN ~.
Nicholas.
Lies Mole-hiiis and Mountains.
Mrs. Do Cash-O. yes. my plan Of
managing . man II to let him have his
Dwn way In small things, and then he
b more impressed when you oppose
him In great thingA It II simple
enough and easy.
Fair Young Bride-But what do you
al small things1