Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1889-12-22
THE PINJRAPOOL.
Bombay's Mohammedan Hospital for
Sick Animals
The Department. of COws-Sick Horses
Under Treatment-HOmeles
Dogs and Ailing Cats
Other Animals.
bombay Cor. Inter Ocean

Bombay Cor Inter ocean,
Inc flnJrapoo, or hospital for anirnale
proved to be large Enclosure OF series OF in
| closures, literally provided with sheds and
pens.
we entered at gate where many ma.
tlves were entering, without the customary
formaiity of paying fee We were promptly
met by Maho,nmedan native in charge.
who inquired Of my companion, as your
house wellP 1t is against the rules of Irdiau
etiquette to SPECIFY the wife or child in seek.
ing information touching the health.
L heard" be continued. still in Hindoo-
stance, which was translated to me after
ward, that your enemies were sick"
This again, is the Moha am dan way of
intiinating that the speaker has learned Of
your own iil-health. Circumiocutions are
always employed in speaking of the health.
l have learned good many things about
native customs which facilitate my inter.
course vita the people. For instance,
know better than to offer to buy of a Mo-
Mammalian of rank any article belonging
10 MIN which may covet, for he is sure to
give 1T to me instead, and then expect some
thing worth twice as much in return. In
the present case our host was too busy to
waste much time in ceremonous babble, and
we began our tour of the institution forth
with.
First we visited the department of cows
Here were bossies with all sorts of diseases
ana misfortunes One had hind leg cut
OF above the knee. Several had stiff legs
that PROJECTED in various awkward wavs.
and seemed to be quite paralyzed Others had
sores upon their bodies that were pitiable to
look upon. There were few calves that
had not inherited the mothers disease end
these, we were informed, were given to
poor people. The place was not inviting. of
course, for no place can be where such loath.
some ailments are brought together; but
at least the animals had enough to eat with
kino treatment besides, and it is q re-
Duke to our civilization that we have no sue,
institution. This hospital Is public charity,
Kept up by the "heathen" resi- tents of Bonn
bay, with such aid from outsiders as NAV
voluntarily be contributed.
Inc horses department was repetition of
the diseases and malformations witnessed
among the bovines. Two very aged animals
we're dying upon the floor of their stalls.
The cat and dog departments were in Diff
ferent parts of the same Enclosure. The cat,
we're the most attractive The dogs were
1readfully NANCY, and all seemed to be af-
dicted with repulsive running sores.
wouldn't it be better to have separate
pens for each dogs" inquired. Surely these
sores must be contagious"
YES, that is one of the cons derations of
the future. We cannJt yet do al, that we
would. We have two carts out all day pick.
ing up diseased end homeless dogs"
what is dc-4e with the animals as fast az
they diep
"Every night we gather them up, take
them to place in the suburbs of the city,
and there bury them. You viii notice that
there are several dead dogs laying among
the rest now"
How many animals have you got heref
"Oh, the number changes every day, Of
course; but you might say l 800 in round num-
bers. Then you know there are two other
branches Of the Pinjrapool in Bombay
each of which has from 1900 to 1,5OO ami
mails Our facilities are inadequate to the
work that is before u.s."
The same story of disease and age was
told in the other departments, those for pigs, |
Sheep, buffaloes, monkeys, porcupines, jack |
ais and various kinds OF birds. Besides those
animals thus provided with pens, there were
calves and goats wandering promiscuously |
over the premises, and thousands of pigeons
flying about just above our heads have
never heard of any institution elsewhere that |
was so extensive, and yet it is curious that in |
these days of humane societies pagan India |
should furnish this single example