The Arizona champion., 1890-11-15
CAUSE OF HYDROPHOBIA.
The Theory Advanced by a
 Pratieal Observer.
TWO TESTS WHICH PROVED HIS ASSERTION
Hawks Mode of Warfare on the Canine
 Species.

captured and raised nest Of young hawks. One female survived and be- came tame, following me devotedly around my garden. She learned to eat ''cut worms and was of very great ser vice in consequence. She also kept birds from my strawberries, and by catching mice and young cats protected my chick ems. She would not permit a dog to come on my grounds. The way in which she treated them and the effect her treatment produced may throw some light on the blindness and madness of foxes and wolves, and possibly be a clew to a cause of madness in dogs.
 Her method with dogs was peculiar and must have been hereditary, as she had had no training. When she observ- ed dog near her she would thrust out her head, draw up one foot out of sight and drop her wings. If the dog ad
 vanced to attack her she would spring into the air by a quick movement of her wings, and catch the dog by the end of the nose, using the foot that had been hidden under her breast feathers. On this she supported her weight, steadying her body with her wings and threatening either eye that should open. witnessed her encounters with two small lapdogs, large fighting black and tan, bull ter rier and very large buff English mas tiff. Each dog gave up on his third ex- perience with her talons The small dogs disappeared from town. No one knew where they went to. The terrier ran to his masters blacksmith shop, where he retired behind the forge.
 Soon his master, Mir. James P. Hill, of Waterville, Me, came and asked me to go and see the dog. He had wit messed the fight with me only a few min utes before On reaching the shop l found his dog covering behind the forge in a pool of water, and as wet as though a bucket of water had been thrown upon him. I said to his master, q would not throw water on him, he is frightened enough now" He replied: q have not thrown any on him; that is sweat, the first ever saw from dog, and that is what l wanted you to come for" l saw the dog a few days after, with a thick viscid saliva hanging to his mouth, leaning against some infant school chil- dren, looking into their faces, receiving their caresses and acting very restlessly. Knowing his savage nature-the mans own children could not caress him up to the fight with the hawk-I went and called him into my garden and quietly ended his troubles with my pistol.
 The mastiff was a noble dog of rare qualities, very intelligent, docile and obedient, would run errands better than boy, and never played truant. He was owned by a gentleman in Winslow, Me, who said $100 would be no tempta- tion for him to part with the dog.
 was called upon by this gentleman for professional services. His dog came with him. Knowing the hawks love for a fight, I asked the man to bring the dog in. He wanted to know why. l told him. 'I want to see the bird that can whip my dog," said he, and, seeing, nothing would do but 'see the feathers fly" He did not see feather disturbed, but his noble dog, after the third bout, ran for home, and the man could not stop him. The next week he came again. He had shot the dog ''on the verge of madness. "A changed dog," ''all afraid of him." mo longer mind"
 ''When got home" said he, q found the dog had come straight home and crawled in behind pile of wood, which I had to take down to get him out. The dog, and the ground about him, were as wet as though a bucket of water had been thrown there; his eyes were blood shot, and he growled and showed his teeth, thing he was never known to do before. had to kill him, for we were all afraid of him." had told him what the result would be, still could not help feeling sorry for him, and saying so. "Well, it was no fault of yours. If I had not seen the fight 1 could not have thought it possible. would not have taken $100 that day for the dog. It was a pretty fight and worth the cost."-G. F. Waters, M. D., in The Swiss Cross.