The evening times., 1896-07-07
Bites Frem CANNES Not Fol-
lowed by Hydr0ph0bia,
HOW THEY HANDLE OURS
Poundmaster Elnstein Has an En-
plOye who Had Finger Bitten Off
and Swallowed by u Bulldog-Wo-
mems Pets Shot and Used for Soap
and GIoves-Some Incidents.

the fiscal year on July every ooS ~
cense to live expires, aud unless MS master
has that regard for his pet which would
cause him to expend So in the purchase or
q new tag, poor do3Sie Is Candidate ior
the pound.
The police regulations require that each
mongrel, puppy, whelp, hound, or DOG OF
any kind, shall each year be The means
of replenishing the Districts exchequer 10
the extent OF So, and any dog whose
owner ueglects to regard this ordinance
will be dealt with according to law.
This means that Mr.. Samuel Eiustein,
the poundmaster, will claim tie canine
for his own, aud straightway proceed to
end his existence with pistol shot About
twenty days are usually allowed Tor OWL
ers to pay their dog tax, and for that rea-
son the poundmaster's business is triile
dull just now.
No dogs, except in cases where their
owners desire to part with their pets, Will
be AIKEN into custody until after July ~.
From that time OH every canine without u
permit 70 live will have one given him TO
die.
THE NEW TAG.
Every year the shape of the Dig tag is
changed, so that the pouDdmaster and his
assistants can tell at a glance whether
or not dog is attempting to use his last
seasons check as a passport during the
coming summer. This year the tag is iD
the shape of Il keystone, with head Of
pointer imprinted upon it, and the words:
I'D. C. Tax 1s96-87.''
The dogs in the District number in the
neiglborhood of 5000. or these every,
year more than oDe-half meet an untinely
fate, by way of a bullet in the head. In
fact, over 5000 OF these domestic pets
were killed during last year at the pound
masters slaughterhouse.
1T is no uncommon thing said Mr..
Einsteip to 4 Times reporter today, ''for
us to execute as many as twenty-five dogs
in n single day, though the average is
usually about ten daily. Today We have
only seven, but we are making no effort
to pick up any now until people have had
sufficient time TO 60 to the collector of the
District, and pay the tax on their dogs
The yearly revenue derived from dogs for
the past decade has averaged upward of
$4,000. Nearly 5000 dogs have masters
W no are wiliing TO contribute 81 to the city's
treasury for the sake of keeping their pets.
Besides this, considerable amount is de-
rived from the sale of captured dogs and
fines paid by owners who wish To reclaim
their poodles.
The law requires that every canine over
hauled without ia & and taken to the pound
Shall be kept forty-eight hours to enable
its master to deposit collateral for his
pet. At the end of that time the four-legged
victim is ruthlessly led to the slaughter
nf
in which the blood flows. One pistol shot
directly between the eyes, and the dog dies
almost instantly.
John, the colored execut. oner, boasts of
having ended the miseries of 10000 un-
fortunate dogs in the six or seven years
be has occupied the position.
DISPOSAL OF THE BODY.
The District has 4 contract with man
who has factory between here and Alex
| andria for the removal c. dead dogs. 1t
is, however, soap factory instead of a
sausage manufactory. In cool weather
| the dog is skinned and his hide makes the
| best glove on the market. As the murdered
| moDgrel is not embalmed in the hot season.
| his body soon becomes decomposed, and it
| is necessary that it be attended to at once.
| The body is dumped into a large vat,
hair, hide and all, and boiled up for
| soap grease. .
Dog fat is the cleanest and purest which
| can be used in the manufa cture of the best
| quality of toilet soap. 1t is as white as
snow and when perfumed makes high
priced soap. Dog fat is also often used by
| consumptives and is found to possess prop
critics which no other medicine has.
| The dog catcher is no respecter of dogs,
and valuable mastiff, if caught without
tag, is executed as readily as poor, for
lorne mongrel. Seldom, however, are the
better class of dogs captured.
Since the establishment of the pound only
| one st. Bernard has been caught. She was
| found wounded in the hip on the White
Lot about four years ago. Mr.. Einstein
paid her tax and now keeps the dog at the
pound, and after her injuries healed, she
became most valuable as a watch dog.
BIT OFF THE FINGER.
Many amusing incidents occur at the
pound, and it is not infrequent that a
vicious specimen is taken in tow and has to
be severely dealt with.
Some time ago one of the colored men at
the pound was leading ferocious bull
dog to the executioner's block. In some
manner his finger caught in the animars
mouth, and the dog, not waiting to ascer-
tain whether or not the morsel was palat.
able, ,straightway amputated the finger and
swallowed it whole. There was then an
illustration of DR.. Goldsmith's ode to the
dog, for 1.-THE man recovered OF the bite, the
dog it was that died.'
The brute was killed a short time after
ward, but no trace of the missing fin ger
could be found.
"Hydrophobia," said Mr.. Einstein, 'sis
a mystery. don't think the most learned
physicians understand it. In all my ex-
perience here of twenty four years in the
dog business I have never known of but
one real case. That occurred in George
town few years ago.
THE dog had u genuine case of rabies
and the man died. People have been bit
ten by dogs often wrongly supposed to be
mad.
THE MAIDSTONE.
II know of but one mad stone in this
vicinity. That is owned by man in War
renton, and has often been used here with
good effect. 1 wouldn't like to say that
hydrophobia is myth, but there are very
few cases of the disease, very few
Many pathetic scenes are enacted at the
pound. Every few days some young lady
calls there in search of her lost Fido, and
the dog-cateher is called all kinds of harsh
names for hls cruel treatment Of her shaggy
pet.
One society woman reached the place
one day last summer just in time to see hel
pug, with a bullet hole in his forehead