Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1892-02-13
POINTS ABOUT DOGS.
suNDgY REMARKS ABOUT VARIOUS
KINDS or CANINE PETS.

stress Laid by Experts New Bssed
known AS ths Crorh@ry Dog.
Having noticed that the dog catehers Of 1
New York, owing to the money there IL IN /
ID for them, are regular enthusiasts In re.
firing unlicensed dogs from circulation, II |
il fair for me 70 infer that the owners Of
the numerous dogs sect on the streets have |
paid the requisite license
This being 40. there must be great many |
people In New York who are so much at
tached 10 their four footed pets that they |
are willing to pay actual cash 70 retain |
them a. companions The average New
Yorker likes dogs more than the resident
Of any other city in the world, except Paris
during the siege.
Almost every style Of plain and orna-
mental dog is represented in New York
Dogs OF oil breeds gaze AZ You from the
windows of the houses along the lines OF
the elevated railroad. From the window
OF passing carriage n skye terrier looks
out, creating the impression that he Is,
after all, not dog, but an imported Eng
lish snob OF the Lord Dundreary style Of
beauty. All that he needs 10 completely
deceive the public Is an eyeglass.
DIFFERENT KINDS or DOGS
There are emaciated greyhounds, which,
like the Sarah Bernhardt parasol, have
their ribs ON the outside, ugly, squatty.
drab pugs, the favorite pet of the ladies;
French poodles, shaven, with a tuft of hair
on the end Of the tail, aud Mexican dogs.
called "pelons." which cannot flee as q
bird 60 the mountain, because they are M
destitute OF hair or feathers as the front
row in the orchestra
A friend of mine living In Harlem, who
hos .sxvt.Ad .lafy ~ shs.er him
the gentle wag of his tail, has written 10
me TO pick him out dog-that In, II
| think there is no danger OF hydrophobia.
| He also wants to know what is the best
| remedy for hydrophobia In case his pet
| should he afflicted with 10, and to let him
/ know what my views ON the subject of
| dogs really are. As there are many others
| who are hungry for information on this
/ subject have given the question a great
deal OF time and meditation.
! The dog il generally regarded as noble
/ animal so Is man, when he behaves him.
| self However, Ii can I've said thnt, al
! though the dog has associated with man
| for the last live or six Thousand years, he
| has only contracted one of mans bad hab-
| its--vix., that Of worrying his species when
/ he finds one In distress. A dog with a tin
| kettle tied to his tail h chased by all the
1
| trouble.
| There are, however, some things about
/ dogs none Of US iike-ileas, for instance.
/ But greater objection still is the tendency
4 of the canine To become rabid II il almost
| impossible to ascertain whether or not IA
dog has actually got hydr0phobia. Some
CANNES are addicted to fits which are often
mistaken for hydrophobia. Frothing at
the mouth is no sure sign, for a dog may
froth worse than Cuney Island glass OF
beer and yet not Ire half rs mad as the
man that tries TO drink IT,
HYDgoPn0HlA AND MAD DOGS
. Hydrophobla is a disease full Of mystery
/ A man has been bitten by dog that was
! Enthusiastically hydrophobie, and yet the
man did NOT 90 mad at all On the othe,
1 hand, man has bet.n bitten by a dog that
showed no symptoms whatever OF hydro
phobia, yet, nevertheless, the bitten mar
got so mad that, meeting the owner of tn,
dog three weeks afterward. he seized hin
by the collar and wrapped him around d
telegraph pole several consecutive times
A very queer case occurred in Texas
J gentleman was out walking with hi
b mother-in-law for his pleasure. They wer
! attacked by ruhid dog Such animal
| are absolutely destitute of fear. But TIM
| queerest feature was that the man sui
fered intensely, II required the strnnges
opiates to restrain him, and even then hi
q cries of anguish could be heard for block
aud blocks.
The man had not been bitten Mt ALA
= least, not by the dog--neither had hi
mother.in-law, but the dog tore to pieces
Il valuable shawl worth seyentysfiv dollar
I, the lady was wearing, and she gave he
= son-in.law 10 understand thai she expecte
+ him TO buy her new one. The man wa
Z Of "A selfish disposition. and the idea Z
II sQuanderiug on his mother in-law til
i money be had laid aside for cigars mad
: him almost frantic with grief DIR. Spitzk
I and other distinguished specialists hay
declared this 10 be one OF the most remars
able cases on record
:. Hydrophobia Is a dreadful thing. TIL
. meaning Of the word Is dread Of water
IL No doubt pastenr of Paris and Gibie
I. over IN New Jersey can cure 1t If taken |
" time, but the surest cure h to invcnlat
The suspected dog with a gun just befoi
y he gets the dread disease. One ounce
lead administered internally il better tha
r a ton n subsequent cure. To ascertain
al the dog is going to 20 mad watch his n
il tions closely when milk wagon passe
IL he acts strangely have him destroyed /
b, once,
~ THE HESF hlAu AF Don
le The person who has n dog for pet h
r. 70 run the risk Of the animal going ma
:, instead of coming up smiling and teedin
IA out of his masters hand, rs he has bes
q, taught, the dog may suddenly get ma
Il and feed on his masters leg without an
~ teaching whatever Even IA dog that WI
lie not mad Inns been known ~ seize his ma
IN tef.s Woaden leg-he WAS a veteran OF q
ie war--and held on in spite of energetic c
\. forts 10 make him desist. He just simp
T. wooden leg 20. This is what the owner
he a dog may expect at any time in return q
of KIND treatment Still, II there were
e. dogs great many people would have not
~ ing 10 loye-no object IN life,
in II, Ia picking out a dug. you select oil
Of that barks. under the impression that
+ will not bite because the prnYerb 81,
4. "barking dogs do not bite" you are Iiah
in 10 be deceived, OF course a barking ds
K does not bite, because he cannot bite viii
- he banks. but he may bite after or befo
n he harks Remember this in picking out
" dog.
n In conclusion, the authorities all ayr
I'd that the very incest dog 10 have III croc
IS cry dog. Ills advantages over the II
"a quadnped arr numerous and manifest.
a. you want 20 train him he can 70 easi
broken. Ton can add To his attracfivens
re by painting landscapes or portraits
,a / prominent citizens on him. You dor
1t have 20 wateb him for nytlrophobia.
re you set him 10 watch anything you @
y rely on his Watching until the heavens a
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