The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-08-21
POWER OF HUMAN EYE
SAVAGE DOGS PUT TO FLIGHT ey
STARE.
Man Relates Incidents Showing Re-
Haarkable Effect Of Concentrated
Gaze on Infuriated CANNES Bent
on Mischief.


When the Forty.iourth Massachu-
eetts regiment was besieged In Wash
1ngton, N. O.. writes Darius Coob, In
Dur Dumb Animals Il was on one
occasion confronted by big wolfdog
chat leaped from its kennel furiousiy
upon me. The situation was a des-
perate one and called for instant ac-
tion. h
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
nevis, and nothing could Sr'rg him
out. am certain that dog cor bo ~ /
lpteteiy cowed by the eye OF nan while
his body is absolutely still, or by In
tense and mysterious action with 9
corresponding look OF the eye. &
!. "Ths following incident I relate as
% example Of this client but sEectlYs
method Several SyAiS kg3 I SNs
shetcAing Ia On orchard Which ! ahek
ward learned had been repeatedly rob
bed by roughs from q settlement Of
hard characters a half mile away. Sud-
denly large Newfoundland dog
lsprang out from q hedge that sur
mounted a series OF terraces. With
threatening growls he bounded toward
me, his eyes glaring and foam running
from his mouth. ceased sketchiug
and fixed my eyes on him as he de-
ncended, with all the intensity could
command.
when the dog had reached the. mid
ole terrace he stopped and, though he
lbarked furiousiy and showed his shin.
ing teeth, came no further. stood
iI$$@@otionless and with eyes fixed az ad-
l@rN0aS All at once he turned and.
s1nning up the terraces. disappeared
behind the hedge. l resumed my
shetching. but 1t was with sense Of
weakness resulting from intense con.
lcentration of my will upon the dog
Five minutes passed. when the New
foundland again appeared He did not
stop to bark this time. but down he
sprang. Why this unhalting charger
FAh, there 1t 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
Iy 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 had only three eyes to
magnetic. AS before. 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 riveted upon
him In all his fury, and In an instant
he dropped to the ground, Three times
he sprang at me, and each time NOV
ed not hair, keeping his eyes to
mine. When he dropped the third time
the mastiff, who had been growing
with impatient fury, took his turn. His
massive paws struck my chest more
heavily even than had his leaders, and
II was with effort that stood against
the blow.
He. too. sprang at my throat and
like the 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 were too much for
his one eve. The moment the mastiff
dropped to the ground for the third
time both of the dogs turned and ran
up the terraces as II had charged
them with buckshot They disappear
ed behind the hedge and though was
half an hour finishing the sketch they
did not appear again. could have
robbed that orchard with impunity."