The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-24
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New York World The SERGEANT In tho
-: Thlrty-hfrh street stition house
Nas trying his utmost TO bring about
uglcc between two uciEhhurs who had
bgfn brought In for making disturb
apte over n dos.
IL have asked her time and again TO
ls,p her dog out OF my ilnt." said ono
W5nian. at gclS on my babys bed and
nes,les against It's face. There IL great
Sansor Ia chat The doctor told me so -
sure an can't keep the dog away
rom the cAild." explained the other
woman. They have played together
Tor two years. an this woman never
said Il was dangerous until day before
yesterday. Her child has sore throat
The sergeant suggested solution OF
the difficulty, and the Incident suggest
"a a little inquiry on the part Of a
World reporter. He went u Or, Edward
n i.caVy, OF No. III Lexington avenue
Who makes a big income by curing the
sick dags OF the rich and burles them
when dad. IN 4 private cemetery OF his
own not far from The Vanderbilt mauso-
lsum on Staten Island. He has eighteen
DOGS buried there, and the graves OF
nearly all OF them are marked with
tomhStoneJ, Il was Dr. LeaVy who em-
balmed a dog net long ago TO send It to
4 western e!ty for burial.
There IL no disputlng the fact" said
the doctor "th1t all respiratory dis
eases are likely 10 be taken from dugR
a, we'll as from human beings Diph-
thsr.a, particularly, Is a common COM
plant among dogs II an animal sur
fsring from II be permitted 90 play with
a thlld or 10 lounge around on beds in
the manner that pet dogs are commonly
allowed 70 do, the chances are largely
in favor Of somebody IN the house catch-
Il am. ali the time warning my pa
tlents not O. permit dogs 20 lie on the
bed. You would be aRiunlshcd TO know
how many people IN this city do not
hesitate To- let their pet dogS sleep on
the beds when they are asleep there, and
also allow dogs 10 sleep In the same
room with their children. l once had q
I'm for 1856 for curing a big 81. Bernard
of dlphthcria. and all the time he was
sick his mistress would not allow him
10 De taken out Of her bedroom.
Il make the same objSSion TO cats,
bur cats are not as fond OF sleeping on
the beds uf their owners "a dogs are.
They have not the same sense OF equal
lty With the other members OF the fam
rs as the dog has. \ dog considers
himself as part OF the household and
fully as good as any one else in It. He
inzisys on being treated accordingly
Then is large amount OF money
spent in thls city every year catering
10 the whlms and Ills % rich dogs-hy
which I mean the dogs OF rich people.
Affection is AVished on them that the
poor lavish on their children. Don't un-
dsrs;and me that the poor are not kind
and tender with their animal pets. None
more so.
"A dog knows poverty. too. and the
poorer a man Is the better his dog loves
him II he has been kind master.
devote one hour each day to free treat
r1gnt ~ the animals OF the poor, and
am surprised M the exhibitions OF ten
dsrpeSs and solicitude constantly com
inE 10 my attention. II the favorite dog
OF a poor woman Is sick she viii some
tines 20 to the doctur about u before
she would call him In for her sick baby:
Mos; women think they know all
abou. the ailments OF children and Try
20 cure them by their own methods be-
fore they call in 4 physician. But they
DON'T know anything about diseases ut
dogs, and II the animal ~ great pet
they hurry on 10 the doctor with him
the hrs, thing.
"Dogs are the best patients In the
world. They are almost human in their
fg:elllgence about taking medicines or IN
submitting 10 an operation when II Is
necessary 10 use the knife. never saw
a dlg yet that did MOI resist an Rnae,-
;hetic il il OWNED any intention 20 ad-
minister Il. With somebody II Is fond
Of 10 stand by and give him little en-
couragemeut 4 dog will endure almost
any amount Of pain and never resist the
person that hurts Il.