Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-26
suNDRY REMARKS ABOUT VARIOUS
 KINDS OF CANINE PETS.

KINDS OF CANINE PETS Things to Think of When Choosing n Pup.
 Treatment of Dogs That May Go Mad.
 Stress Laid by Experts n New Breed
 Known as the Crockery Dog.
 Having noticed that the dog catchers of New York, owing to the money there is in !, for them, are regular enthusiasts in re IrinE unlicensed dogs from circulation, it , fair for me to infer that the owners of le numerous dogs seen on the streets have lid the requisite license
 This being so, there must be a great many people in New York who are much at .ached to their four footed pets that they are willing to pay actual cash to retain hem as companions, The average New Yorker likes dogs more than the resident If any other city in the world, except Paris turing the siege
 Almost every style of plain and orna mental dog is represented in New York Dogs of all breeds gaze at you from the windows of the houses along the lines of he elevated railroad. From the window If a passing carriage n Skye terrier looks put, creating the impression that he is, liter all, not dog, but an imported Eng ,ish snob of the Lord Dundreary style of lC'tutN. All ludl ne IlStIlS tO COulIlClelN ieceivc the public is an eycglaSs
 DIFFERENT KINDS OF DOGS.
 There are cmaciatcd Ereyhounds, which ike the Sarah Bernhardt parasol, have heir ribs on the outside; ugly, squatty, irab pugs, the favorite pet of the ladies; French poodleS, shavcn, with a tuft of hair on the end of the tail, and Mexican dogs, ,allcd "pelons," which cannot flee as Dirl to the mountain, because they are as destitute of hair or feathers as the front 'uw in the orchestra
 A friend of mine living in Harlem, who 1as never owned dog 10 cheer him with he gentle wag of his tail, has written to ne to pick him out doE-that is, if hiuk there is no danger of hydrophObia. He also wants to know what Is the best remedy for hydrophobia in case his pct should be afflicted with ii. and to let him snow what my views on the subject of logs really are. As there are many others who are hungry for information on this subject have given the question d great lcal of time and meditation.
 The dog is generally regarded noble animal So is man, when he behaves him. self. However it can be said that, al though the dog has associated with man for the last five or six thousand years, he mas only contracted one of mans bad hab- ,ts-viz., that of worrying his species when IC lluNlS OllN III ulSlEHSS- II utB WlIu Il lln Gcttle tied to his tail k chased by all the other dogs; so is the man who gets into trouble.
 There arc, however, some things about logs none of us Hke-ficas, for instance But n greater objection still is the tendency of the canine 10 become rabid It is almost impossible 10 ascertain whether or not log has actually got hydrophobia. Some >anincs are addicted to fits which arc often ,,iG fnr b,-,Ir,rh1hi, he mouth is no sure siGn for dog may roth worse than n Coney Island glass of peer, and yet not be half as mad as tho man that tries tu drink it.
 HTDROPHoBIA AND MAD DOGS.
 Ilydrophobil Is disease full of mystery A man has been bitten hy a dog that was unmistaka1ly hydrophOhc and yet the man did not go mad at all. On the other aaud, d man has been bitten by dog that showed no symptoms whatever of hydro phohia, yet, nevertheless. the bitten man got 70 mad that, meeting, the owner of the 1oC three weeks afterward. he seized him ov the collar and wrapped him around telegraph pole several consecutive times.
 A very queer case occurred in Texas A gentleman WIS out walking with his mother-in-law for his pleasure They were attacked by rabid dog, Such animals are absolutely destitute of fear. But the luGtLGSl lGALuIG NsLS ltliL lLle llllu SUI fered intensely. It required the strongest opiates to restrain him, and even then his --ies of anguish could be heard for blocks and blocks.
 The man had not been bitten at all-at least, not by the dog-neither had his mother-in-law, but the do;, tore to pieces a valuable shawl worth seventy-fve dollars he lady was wearing, and sle gave her son-in-law to understand that she expected tTI 1,ny Ni.a of selfish disposition. and the idea of squandering on his mother-in-law the money he had laid aside for cigars made him almost frantic with grief Dr. Spitzka and other distinguished specialists have declared this to be one of the most remark able cases on record.
 Hydrophobia is a dreadful thing. The meaning of the word is dread of water"
 No doubt Pasteur of Paris and Gibier over in New Jersey can cure it if taken in time, but the surest cure is to inoculate the suspected dog with a gun just before he gets the dread disease. One ounce of lead administered internally is better than ! ton of subsequent cure. To ascertain if the dog is going to go mad watch his ac ions closely when n milk wagon passes If he acts strangely have him destroyed at once.
 THE BEST KIND OF A DOG.
 The person who has dog for pet has 70 run the risk of the animal going mad. Instead of coming up smiling and feeding put of his masters hand, as he has been taught, the dog may suddenly get mad and feed on his masters leg without any teaching whatever Even q dog that was not mad has been known to seize his mas ter's wooden lcg-he was veteran of the war-and held on in spite of energetic eff forts to make him desist He just simply wooden leg go. This is what the owner of n dog may expect at any time in return fer kind treatment. Still, if there were no dogs a great many people would have moth ing to love-no object in life,
 If, in picking out n dog, you select one that barks, under the impression that he will not bite because the proverb says barking dogs do not bite" you are liable to be deceived. Of course a barking dog does not bite, because he cannot bite while he barks, but he may bite after or before he barks, Remember this in pickiug out n dog.
 In conclusion, the authorities all agree that the very incest dog to have is a crock cry dog. His advantages over the live Quaduped are numerous and manifest. If you want to train him he can be easily broken. You can add to his att Effectiveness by painting landscapes or portraits of prominent citizens on him. You don't have to watch him for hydrophobia- If you set him to watch anything you can rely on his watching until the heavens are rolled up as Q screll-New York Herald