The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1912-11-16
POWER OF HUMAN EYE
SAVAGE DOGS PUT TO FLIGHT 3Y
STARE.
Man Relates Incidents Showing Re-
markable Effect Of Concentrated
Gaze on lnfuriatea CANNES Eent
on Miochief.

when the Forty-lourth Massachu-
sets regiment was besieged in Wash
fngton n, c., writes Darius Coob, in
Our Dumb Animals. II was on one
occasion confronted by a big Nolfdog
that leaped from its kennel furiously
upon me. The situation was des-
perate one and called for instant ac-
ton
II subdued that animal by throwing
myself on all fours and springing to-
ward him with catlike snarls, He re,
treated into his kennel with piercing
howls, and nothing could bring him
out am certain that dogs can be COM
pletely cowed by the eye of man while
his body is absolutely still or by I'M
tense and mysterious action with a
corresponding look of the eye.
"The following incident relate as
an example of this silent but effective
method: Several years ago | was
sketching in an orchard which after
ward learned had been repeatedly rob.
bed by roughs from a settlement of
hard characters half mile away Sud
denly a large Newfoundland dog
sprang out from hedge that sur
mounted a series of terraces. With
threatening growls he bounded toward
me. his eyes glaring and foam running
from his mouth. I ceased sketehing
and fixed my eyes on him as he de.
seconded. with all the intensity could
command.
when the dog had reached the mid.
die terrace he stepped and, though he
barked furiously and showed his shin.
ing teeth came no further stood
motionless and with eyes fixed as adj
amant All at once he turned and,
running up the terraces, disappeared
behind the hedge. I resumed my
sketching, but it was with sense of
weakness resulting from intense con-
centration of my win upon the dog.
Five minutes passed. when the New
foundlaud again appeared He did not
stop to bark this time, but down he
sprang. Why this unhalting charge?
All, there it is! A huge mastiff is
close behind. making springs like a
wild beast. Both dogs were growing
fiercely and this with the foam that
listened on their teeth told too plain
ly what awaited me The Newfound-
land had gone to get help and he
got 1t,
Il saw that the mastiff had lost an
eye and so I had only three eyes to
magnetic As before. I stood fixed
not even permitting my lids to wink.
The Newfoundland leaped first and
planted his great paws so heavily on
my breast as to nearly knock me over
backward. My eyes were riyeted upon
him in all his fury, and in an instant
he dropped to the ground Three times
lie sprang at me, and each time NOV
ed not hair, keeping his eyes to
mine When he dropped the third time
the mastin, who had been growing
with impatient fury, took his turn His
massive paws struck my chest more
heavily even than had his,ieaders, ana
1t vas with effort that ! STOOD against
the blow 14s
Tie. too, sDrang III my throat and
Ike TIE Newfoundland dropped to the
ground He repeated the attack three
times and seemed at the limit Of fran
tic rage when he made his last spring,
But my two eyes we're too much for
bis ore eye. The moment the mastifr
dropped 10 the ground for the third
lime both of the dogs turned and ran
up the terraces as If had charged
them with buckshot. They disappear.
Sd behind The hedge, and though was
hglf an hour finishing the sketch they
did not appear again. | could have
robbed that orchard with impunity"