Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1901-06-13
NEW YoRks DOG CEMETERY.
Where Four Hundreds Canine Pets
are Laid to Rest.


week entered an enclosure in West.
chester county and drove to a diin,nu-
tive opening in the ground, beside
which a mound of newly dug earth
was heaped. From one carriage a
tiny casket was taken and inferred,
while those who had occupied the
conveyances stood mournfully around
Il was strange funeral. No robed
minister was there, no prayers were
;ead, no hymn. was sung, yet sadness
was on every face and tears in every
eye.
1t was not the burial of a member
OF any strange unchristian sect, how
ever. but of dog. For now New York
has followed the example of Paris
and London. and has a canine Gene
terry, twenty miles distant from the
city. This happy hunting ground'
for dogs, which covers an area OF
three or four acres, was established
at Hartsdale by the New York Veter.
mary hospital few months ago, and
already nearly seventy burials have
taken place, showing that the man.
ayers of the hospital were justified In
their belief that the cemetery had be-
come a necessity.
The expenses of the funerals are
regulated by personal fancy. One
Angora cat for instance, rests there
in a plush lined $50 casket of ma
hogany, with brass mountings, bearing
the name Toby" on silver plate
Expenditure on such a scale Is not
uncommon, while $40 and SIS are the
lowest sums paid for these novel
collins.
Each grave Is marked and each
coffin numbered and while some OF
the mounds are distinguished by
narble headstones, others have slabs
of wood, each showing on the back.
ground OF black white circle, with.
in which is repeated the number CT
the coffin.
The deceased canine Is robed for
the grave generally in a blanket. and
the collar and leader are placed In
the coffin. One French poodle was
buried with the adornments of silver
bracelet worn in life.
The march Of surgery has been at.
tended by much cruelty to animals,
yet even they are profiting by the ex-
tension of knowledge. The lives u
many diseased and injured cats and
dogs are now saved by wonderful new
methods Of treatment, and within a
month the dog hospital has added an
operating room, with all the latest
improvements. 1--WE take a good deal
OF pride in that operating ROOM" said
the superintendent yesterday to a Tri.
bune reporter. at is on the same plan
as the operating room for human sub
jects, with Bellevue taken as the
model. On this zinc table are per.
formed operations for tumor and frac.
ture, as well as the putting in of glass
eyes and dentistry practice"
1t is only within recent years that
canine practice has risen to impor
lance. An average of three thousand
dogs to hospital-in many cases val
ued at thousands of dollars-are now
treated annually, and cats also enjoy
the privileges of the modern veteri
nary hospitals Not all "boarders" at
these institutions are in need of medi
cal care. as the owners of valuable
animals sometimes prefer if going
away, TO leave them in skillful hands
during their absence.
In well-conducted canine estab.
lishment the principal part of each
meal is stewed beef heart, to be eaten
with stale bread moistened in the
juice. At times the diet is varied by
milk. oatmeal and vegetables, while
puppies under four months old are
fed with milk and crackers. The diet
of invalid dogs includes broth, eggs,
milk. wines and brandy.
An interesting adjunct of veteri.
nary hospital is the dog ambulance"
sent for patients, when notified. 1t is
constructed with glass panels in the
sides and has every comfort possible,
Cases of fracture are said TO be most
common. and sometimes a compound
fracture may make amputation and
cork leg necessary. a simple fracture
is generally amenable to plaster
cast.
In one hospital the most comically
sorrowful Looking patient is Boston
bun" just recovering from the grip.
A cat has just been discharged as
cured" that was sent there because
she had unwisely swallowed a needle
and thread The operation of tracheot-
omy was performed successfully,
the obstruction removed and the cat
cured in a week and a half
A fox terrier Is in the same bcspt
tai under treatment for st Fitus'
Dance" Other patients hare rhs INA.
tism, gastritis or laryngitis. Indeed,
nearly all human ailments seem TO be
represented. Even an isolated ward is
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