The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-29
A PLEA FOR THE DOG
SOCIAL SERVICE DEPARTMENT
 By MRS. SIDNEY NJ. ULLMAN

That it has been found necessary to
 destroy the dog roaming the streets of large communities Is no disputed fact. and that it should be done in the most hu-
 mane and up-to-date way is simple justice to the creature who has under all circum- stances been a friend to man.
 That the humane society has taken such steps is shown in the automatic electric cage apparatus which has been installed at the new city pound. Sixth avenue and Avenue F. near the Southside jail. The process is simple and the dog killed instantly without any pain at all. Dog Oldest of Human Associates We quote the following from the pen of domestic animals:
 The dog is probably the oldest of atl- man associates. It was domesticated by man at a very renotes time. long before
 history when the long haired elephant called mammoth still .roamed the plains of Europe. The dog was probably domes- ticated first pet and later developed into kinds suitable to use in hunting. herding, burden bearing and the like. Al, savages have dogs. The dog was the chief domestic animal of the North Amer jean Indian. Pictures of the grayhou, ds are found on the pyramids of Egypt The dog Is a civilized wolf Darwin thinks that dogs have come from several species of wolves domesticated at diff ferent times in different parts of the world.
 There are at least 175 different kinds of domesticated dogs. There are as great differences in intelligence and civilization among the different races of dogs as there are among the different races of men. The collie and the St. Bernard are among the most advanced of the camne race. The Eskimo. on the other hand, are little more than wolves in harness. Wild dogs generally howl when they have anything to say. while the domesticatei dog barSs.
 The Scotch highlands would be useless for sheep raising if it were not for the collies The St. Bernards are large, beau tiful dogs. with wonderful eyes and face. They belong chiefly to the monks of AL pine monasteries. They are famous for their service in saving life. One of these dogs died some years ago wearing medal for having saved 22 human lives. All St. Bernard dogs were destroyed once by an avalanche. except three.
 Man must have had a pretty hard time before. he invented fences in handling his cattle. which was much wilder and harder to manage than now. The bull dog was developed in early times to aid in handling cattle. The bulldog is passing away, because its purpose has been served. The bull terrier is a degenerate of the bulldog The turn-spit has short legs and a small body and was common in kitchens before the introduction of mod ern machinery. It was the motor of the tread mill Man was pretty short on power before he hitched up steam and electricity. and so he developed the turn spit to do his jobs in the kitchen.
 ''The dog has been completely revolu- tionized in it's nature since it's domesti- cation. It is now the most devoted, af- fectionate and trustful creature in the world. 1t has been said that dog is the only being that loves you more than he loves himself.
 No finer instance of devotion has ever been known in this world than that of Grey Friar's Bobby. a dog which slept on it's masters grave for F years, until he died A memorial has been erected to this remarkable animal in the city of Edinburgh, where he lived.
 Tt is probably not saving too much that the dog. since it's domestication back somewhere In the distant centuries, has made greater progress in intelligence and civilization than any other animal on earth, not even excepting man.