Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-06-27
IN THE LIFE OF MAN.
INTIMATE ASSOCIATION AND iNFLU-
EyCE or The HORSE AND DOG.
RELATION TO MATERIAL PROGRESS.
The Theory OF EvolutiOD-The Many
Noble Qualities and Traits Which
ni.tinruish These ADimais-tntet-
IectunI and Reasoning Capacity.

IectunI and Reasoning Capacity.
written for the Dispatch)
In my first letter l spoke of my eX-
panling estimate of the ''lower animals
so called, as formative clements In the
life Of man. 1 remember hearing the
great Tyndau say. in rebGking a shallow
sheer at "our savage ancestors that
these same sayages had done for us iar
more than we should ever do for our
posterity; that the men who had trans
formed the wild grasses INFO the grains
who had domesticatcd tho horse, VINO had
caught the wolf by the throat and given
US the dog, who had lassOed tho buiiao
and given rs the COW. had done more for
human progress than had been done by
the inventors Of the steam engine, the
railroad. ana the telegraph.
Beyond question. the horse and the dog
are the two animals whose association
with man has been most general and init
mate and whose influence upon his lie
has been greatest; indeed, 1t is impossi-
bic 10 overest.mate their importance as
factors I'm human civilization
Take the horse first. and consider him
in relation 10 agriculture, transportation
and war-and tell me. If you please, where
man would stand to-day as 10 material
lrocress Il the grand work OF tho horse
had never been performed Being
nan and not a horse, ! am not advoca
ting the constitution OF The country OF
The Houyhnhnms." where, as CULVER
saws. the horse is, 50 10 speak. in the
saddle" not under 1t. Yet noting no"
this noble animal Is being more and more
nut aside. substituted and succeeded by
incCrporeal elements, such as stctii anu
electricity or mere mcdaniel con-
trivauces. like the bicycle, we sometimes
fer lest the human race or tho future.
lacking constant association with, ana
na.,erful control Of. tho horse may be
found. also 10 have lost and 70 lack
certain heroic traits AMI powers whicn
are the natural Outcome or companion
ship with the grand progeny OF JOB
horse. OF Pegasus ana Blcephaus ana
Black Aus ~.
TIE THEORY or EVOLUTION.
The position Of some psue1o-scieltlsts.
that the horse was evolved out OF the dog,
Ia probably purely imaginary; and >
Professor Marsh, the great paleontc osist'
~ Yale-as has been wlttly said-ln
searching for the rcm0ta Irosenitors OF
our Eouidae, claims 20 have found the
bones of the first great ancestor Of Nancy
Hanks in Eohippus, STALLION % bigser
than a jack-rabbit. and with hVe HnDer
toes on each FOOT"
However this may be, we do not by any
meaus admit that the evolution OF the dog
INFO the horse would be an evolution up
ward While the part the dog has played
I'm The great drama OF human progress
and history has been not quite so promi-
uant as that - the horse. set II mas
probably been more Fundamental II the
accented t!-a o. development from very
| low beginnings 1e tue true Outline Oh
MANS story. then ne first lived by the
/ chas,-anl here his NEST potent ally mas
ever been the dOg-from when narrow
/ BEGINNINGS expands a splendid record Oh
/ prolonged gallant and meritoilous ser
/ vice" as the guardian OF mans person,
property and home.
/ GREAT QUALITIES or THE DOG.
But. even this basis Is too sordh ana
/ commercial huy % present the posluon
OF the dos in human story. The great
I qualities of the dos are affection ana
/ courage: mis- essential charactct-the
frf.nd az man. his distinguishing trait
LOYALTY 10 his master. II requires a very
utue kindness 10 make the relation; but'
once made. very Great unknaness. even
brutality. vii! yoi break II. Al he ASKS
h. 10 he permitted 10 live with his master
and he is equally ready 10 die loi h'h'
have seen dog lying close beside
1r,,nkeu-ave. even a dead master, pre-
rared 10 defend the unconscious boly WIN
his life.
In such a world as this, how resplenden'
IS .rch ursolhsh devotion IL points
- ha
.'the more / see Of men, tn more lhiAh
Of dogs" e.., ..,,,,
In note how the root forces ana eN
urossious Of our English lie axe 10 %
found In the English Bible. The prophe
sarue, was the first circuit Judge a
saurs coronation first rang out tnd- ahOu
which has since echoed all along the age
NJ English history god save the King
Davids mighty men prehgrre Arthur
knights OF the Round Table
THE DOG IL THE BIBLE.
To view presented OF the dog. however
f. point In which the scriptures seen
not to ring true, but 20 run atnwar
our earliest and strongest Impressions
Whom David cries: Deliver m.
darling from the power Of the dog Tn
ENGLISH reader thinks passlonately o
Be,h-Gelert. when Paul eXhorts "Berar
of dogs" the English boy protest, II
the name Of his favorlte playmate an
hest fr' md. But let IL never be Tor
gotten. the doga from whom David. IL
figure. prays deiyarance, and agains
whom Paul gives warning, were III
iackal pack that broke the slumDers o
the Royal Psalmlst. bowling about IN
walls OF Gath. or Of Hebron, and. Later
snapped al the heels o. the great apostle
benighted IN the gloomy streets OF IN
cities OF Asia Minor. Such dogs are sepa
rated. worldwide. from the loyal irien
who shares and guards your home to-da!
But the dogs Of the East were not a
- bowling iackals. What spirited boy ha
not been thrilled by the story Of u
q marvellous dog-whom Porus, Prince
India exhibited 10 his cOnquero
y Alexander, OF MacedOn-a majestic ere
rs tire. who turned away IN lordly dsda
10 from a deer and a bear. but Instant
b. rushed upon a lion. turned into the el
ie closure. and oyerpowered him; who,
u death-crip uYoii his PROSTATE foe refus,
D. to unclasp, "a. first. his tail. and then h
ie limbs. one after another. were strlck,
" OF by the sword. and whose unwillir
laws relaxed their hold only when h
head was severed from his body?
DOES A DOG THINK AND FEEL?
How much does a dog think and fe,
N and how do his Thoughts, and especial
Is his feelings. differ from yours? | am fr'
I'd 10 confess that my prolonged and clio
We observation Of dogs has tended TO NAL
L the line OF intellectual and moral dema
cation between man and brute" Ito m