Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1912-07-26
POWER OF HUMAN EYE
SAVAGE DOGS PUT TO FLIGHT eY
STARE.
Man Relates Incidents Showing Re-
markable Effect Of Concentrated
Gaze on lnfurlated CANNES Bent
on Mischief.

"When the Forty-fourth Massachu-
setts regiment was besieged in Wash
ington, N. c., writes Darius Coob, in
Our Dumb Animals, II was on one
occasion confronted by big wolfdog
that leaped from its kennel furiously
upon me. The situation was des-
perate one and called for instant ac-
tion.
"T 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. l am certain that dogs can be COM
pletely cowed by the eye of man while
his body is absolutely still, or by in
tense and mysterious action with a
corresponding look of the eye.
1.-THE following incident I relate as
an example of this silent but effective
method: Several years ago was
sketching in an orchard which I after
ward learned had been repeatedly rob-
bed by roughs from settlement Of
hard characters half mile away. Sud
denly a large Newfoundland dog
sprang out from a 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 sketching
and fixed my eyes on him as he de-
scended, with all the intensity I could
command.
"When the dog had reached the mid
die terrace he stopped and, though he
barked furiously and showed his shin
ing teeth, came no further l stood
motionless and with eyes fixed as ad-
amant All at once he turned and,
running up the terraces, disappeared
behind the hedge. resumed my
sketching, but it was with sense Of
weakness resulting from intense con.
centration of my will upon the dog.
give minutes passed, when the New.
foundland 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 it.
81 saw that the mastiff had lost an
| eye and so / had only three eyes to
magnetic. AS before, l 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 I NOV
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
| it 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 fol
his one eye. The moment the mastif
dropped to the ground for the third
time both of the dogs turned and rar
up the terraces as If / 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."