The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1896-09-09

native inhabitants. If food becomes
scarce in the next dog "parish' an
invasion is planned into a richer
neighborhood. where the rubbish
heaps-the Turkish equivalent for
dust bins-of wealthier inhabitants
promise to yield better results.
All the dogs Of the invaded terri.
tory at once muster for resistance, and
the fight, which is not organized, but
OF the rough-and- tumble order, goes
on until victory declares itself for one
side or the other, or until the inhabi-
tants step out and stone the packs till
they separate. Not infrequently a
street or two is annexed by the in
vaders more often the defence is
successful. This is always conducted
by levy en- masse, even the puppies
Joining in the fray. 1t is observed
that it is only serious invasion which
caused the dogs to fight. A single
dog may pass through a strange quar-
ter, provided he gives himself no airs,
but lies down on his back and sticks
up his feet with proper Difference and
humility whenever the owners Of the
street come up to excel him. Accord
ing to Turkish tradition, these street
dogs were once most successful In
warfare, for their ancestors fought and
beat the devil. Their story is that
when man first appeared on earth and
Satan drew near to kill him, the dogs
attacked and drove away the arch
enemy and preserves the first man.
Hence, when Turk has broken some
minor ordinance Of the Koran, he
often buys few loaves Of bread, and
stepping out into the road throws
them in a digni6ed manner-not as an
Englishman would throw them-to
the dogs Of the street.
No vertebrate animals show the
same organization for wars Of plunder
and defence as the balloons, or the
territorial instinct of the street dogs,
but there are several species which
exhibit these instincts in minor de-
gree, and in some cases act under the
orders of officers. The troops Of wild
horses of America are led by the master
stallion; when attacked by pumas, or
expecting to be ''stampeded" by an
other troop, they are said to form a
ring, with the mares and foals inside.
The pack of "red dogs" in the indian
hills follows the lead Of the hounds,
probably because their skill in scent
ing is more accurate. The Indian
wolves have been observed to divide
forces, part keeping the dogs in check
while the others attack the sheep.
Bison, when chased, leave the largest
bulls as rear guard, but this may be
due to their greater weight and inferior
speed. Indian wild boars often defend
the sugarcane fields in which they
have taken up their quarters against
the natives who desire to cut them,
retreating into the last patch and
rushing out if the men come near. In
this case it is the males who do the
fighting, and there is no combination
to protect the territory WHICH they
desire to hold. But no wild animals
have developed their powers OF COM
bined attack and defence in SO credit
able manner as the balloons. Their
motives defence, not Defiance
are irreproachable, and their methods
deliberate, courageous, self-reliant and
effective. The advantage Of size or
sex carries corresponding duties, and
Brehm justly remarks that there is
probably no other male animal which
runs into danger voluntarily to rescue
a young one of it's own species.