Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-08-26
DOGS AND A MAD DOG.
SANE ANIMALS QUICK TO RECOGNIZE
HYDROPHOBlA.
A Curious and Highly Interesting Illus
tration of the Intelligent Sense That Is
Possessed by CANNES and Not by Human
Beings.

Beings.
That dogs possess certain attributes of
tense which arc lacking in the human be-
ing is generally recognized by scientific
men. A curious case which occurred In
brooklyn last summer excInpliiios this
trait i'll u very clear manner, showing how
canine instinct wnrns OF danger where HUI
man intelligence is at fault. 1t was II very
hot evening, the Thermometer having 1luc.
tuatcd in tho ninctirs all day. A pug dog
which had been lying, ON ~ doorstep arose
and began To walk 10 and fro the side
walk, whining in IL peculiar tone.
Presently it lay down, stretched out ana
rolled over; then got to its feet and re
s,lEcd its scntrylikc march more slowly
than hrforo Its owner came out of his
store and spoke to it, but it paid no attcn-
tion To him. From time to tinc tho pug
would stretch out, grooming, only to get
up again and pace to and fro Several
persons in the crowd which gathered, said
that it was going to have Il lit, and this
impression gained ground when it lifted
up its voice III plnintivc howl with u
strange catch at the end of the note
Attracted Ivy the gathering of people an
elderly man, leading Il magnificent St
Bernard In leash, approached to SEQ what
WAS going on. AS he reached tho front of
the crclo tho pug gave its broken howl
again Instantly the great ST. Bernard
spranE back The hnro on its neck bristlrd
and It showed every evidence of terror.
In vain did the man try to calm the ami
NAL With paws extended and bracca and
uttering deep growls OF protest it struggled
to retreat. ...
! "That's q strange thing said the own
I),.;,,
forc. Como back hero, boy
But Prince give SO sudden and fierce u
leap that the leash was freed from tile
holders grasp and the big fellow fled M
the street at tho top of his speed y few
minutes later u small eur trOttcd around
the corner rs the pug WAS lying stretched
and painting ard proceeded to investigate
Once the new arrival walked around the
sufferer, then approached Will, the evident
intention of touching noses, an intention
which was never carried ont, for the pug
just then lifted its head and sounded that
strange note. With u howl Of nb.cct ter
ror tn, cur turned ANA ran. a the same
moment II setter which had been nosng
around in tho gutter diagonally opposite
bounded III the mir ut tho sound OF the
pug'S howl and set off ut u swift lone III
the opposite direction.
That part OF Brooklyn is populous with
dogs, and many passed that way every
one without exception that heard the voice
of the sufferer turning tail with all owl
dcnccs of tho livclicst alarm. Ono large
Newfoundland hol,r1 str,;,,ht thr,nrh ~
crowd knockin, down u ,vor,n ,,,d :,
boy in its drsucrntc haste TO ,yet AWAY
For ~ ,,,om,rt Tho ,.rv of s.NI,3 il,,,p, ,...
heard. but il rrrrrrrI IN thr f,yifiyo md
not To ~, nu,, xhit.h ,y,s po,v ,yhir,r,,r'
ino under IND cnrcssns re ;ts m,stnr WA,
Mt Tho snycrrst IF ~ s,;fr,;ny i IA. nm,
rcntl, ana did not eyrn rxl,ihit s,rl, ,a,,.
oxysms MS n dn,, in ), fir shn,vs i.
owner was dcbatin., Win n friend tho nd.
Visibility of t,linr thc NM in,,,,nr. t,,,,
men. ono Of whom IND !, h,,i,,1n,, ~ l,.,sh
stoned to look nc rhn Sufferer Tha n,nn
with tho bulldog, who was ohyjn,,slv -
snort. handed Tho leash 10 his co,,n,nion
and bent over the mug.
Lets have II gli,n ut him said j, al
know ;,thinp ar Two :.bout ,h,S,. ,ni,,n1, ),
II was afraid at first that it was ~ east,
of going mad" said the owner "but I
guess it's only "a fit.''
s.That's all" said the sport, feeling in
the pug's mouth and examining its owes
Folks always think that tx, hy,rophobin
if !, beast cuts up "a littlo when it's warn,
weather Stand up here and let's see yorr
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gently For Il few steps it staggered M
certainly forward, then, giving a howl
sank down again. There was an answer
ing howl from the bulldog, and it strained
at its collar until it's eyes started from its
head from the pressure ON its throat. At
the sound of his dogs terror tho sports
face changed and he jumped away.
Como hero. Nero" ho commanded his
dog, catchng ut tho leash and dragging
hard, but tho animal sn;.rlod SO s:lvngely
that no gave over the attempt to force it
and simply held it where it stood. Still
~ tusSed with all It's power, trembling
through all ITS powerful body.
see mere, SAID the sport, turning to
1he owner OF tho pug. You can't kill
that dog too quick. If ever u dog was
hau, tha5's case rishtthcr
aou toid mo 1t was Il tit minute
ago, protested tne other don t believe