Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-08-06
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,.orr.snondent of Boston paper
has given much study to the suole0s =.
the dog. and discusses thus learneess
an that much petted animal; Inc lash-
ion of parading the dog belongs " 'no
world of to-day. 1t is supposedly q"
English fashion. therefore 10 90 i,iii'"
ted. But how different In bhs'ahu
In vast domains where grooms anu
lackevs look after them they are '''''
n;t,ed to the masters hearth on ooo"
sions and attend him out oil doors'
But one must go out OF doors 10 see
the dogs as we'll as the horses. Ani-
mails do not live on equal terms LII i-o"
| don with men or women. In wha'
well-bred London house does p'ui'
doc live with family? With this IL
| ia like many other foreign fashions
" hich we endeavor to initiate, ont ohis
| in part, without regard to the eonui-
! ton, circumstance, or social oearins
of the ease. A house that one has 10
enter by way of dog is not an agree
| able
| in a room. This is not his fault Out IL
| is a reason why he should not De thrust
upon ones society 1t is the attitude
and altitude given him by man
to which | object; ergo. it Is man
that orends me-man who Is Dog
bitten. confess share something oil
the Jewish repugnanoe to the dog
when see him lifted so entirely out oil
his natural element and made TO play
80 important part alongside OF mah.
But considered only in the light OF
good breeding. is it not a serious Oh
Tense to this when the dog Is permitted
g social position which nature never
designed him for? | allude to persons
so blinded by their dog-love that they
hesitate not to call ut a friend house
in company with the animal, and hesl-
tate not to walk him into anothers
lrawing-room Could want OF con-
sideration and ill-breeding go beyond
thiso In our Boston Athenaum. among
he printed rules framed and hanging
Oh the wall, is one to the effect that
mo dogs are allowed inside the IL
brary' Yet day after day visitors
enter here with all sorts OF dog pets,
from the huge mastif to the terrier!
1t is curious to observe how directly
; derogatory to the dog are the teach
;nps of the Old and New Testaments,
, therefore it is comfortable to reflect II
one does not share the worship given
, by man to the dog that at least the
I sympathy of Holy Writ is with him
. For example: By the Jewish law we
: know the dog was declared uncleaI
, and was very much despised. The
, most offensive expression they could
: use was to compare man to deao
a dog. Christ excludes dogs, sorcerers
4 and idolators from the kingdom o
= Heaven. How about the idolatry OF ;
A dog? The name was sometimes pu
:. for one who had lost all modesty. st
= Paul calls the false apostles dogs. ''Be
e ware of dogs" lis thy servant dogP'
:. My darling from the power of thu
dog" "Ye shall cast it to the dogs.
mot bring price of dog into tn
house" The dog shall eat Jezebel.
" "For dogs have composed me-" Ant
= one might multiply texts of this sor
. and nowhere find in the Bible an
, thing different to offset this denuncia
a ton of the dog. Shylock, being jew
&C made use of the dog to express his ha
h tied of his enemies, but Throughout
II Shakespeare we find the dog employee
W to express contempt of persons, sue
10 as:
"a "Blasphemous, uncharitable dog"
n "But you'll lie like dogs"
l mo more pity in him than dog"
- but that sad dog that brings N
,s food
9 Stay, dog, for thou shalt hear me.
,r "A plague upon him, dog!n
a "Hes very dog to the common
al, atty
~ Away, inhuman dog"
m "You false Danish dogs
w "a sembance that very dogs di
- dained."
of "Dog-hearted daughters"
T. But enough of quotations in whicl
: nevertheless, | take some comfort. fin,
h ing that when friends hout me wit
,e their dogs l have Holy Writ ar
pa Shakespeare to stay by me.