. THE SMOOTH-COATED ST. BERNARD, "ALTON, JR. The Property of E. H. Moore, Esq , Melrose, Mass. ST. BERNARDS. BY A OF ST. BERNARUS FOR .MANY YEARS. THE origin of the St. Bernard is shrouded in mystery, but they are supposed to have been first bred by the monks at Hospice and Simplon, who had a breed of dogs named after the monk St. Bernard de Menthon. These noble dogs were used by the good monks to succor and rescue pilgrims and travelers who were lost or overcome by the elements in their journeyings across the mountains. Their powerful muscular organ- ization, great frame, and im
. THE SMOOTH-COATED ST. BERNARD, "ALTON, JR. The Property of E. H. Moore, Esq , Melrose, Mass. ST. BERNARDS. BY A OF ST. BERNARUS FOR .MANY YEARS. THE origin of the St. Bernard is shrouded in mystery, but they are supposed to have been first bred by the monks at Hospice and Simplon, who had a breed of dogs named after the monk St. Bernard de Menthon. These noble dogs were used by the good monks to succor and rescue pilgrims and travelers who were lost or overcome by the elements in their journeyings across the mountains. Their powerful muscular organ- ization, great frame, and immense staying powers enabled them to breast the most severe storms in search of the lost and bewildered traveler. During a great avalanche all these dogs were killed, so it is said, and the breed was again propagated by the return to the monastery ot a ])air of dogs which had been given away as puppies. Old Barry, descended from the pair originally returned to the monks, is the first dog about which there seems to be any authentic history. He is said to have rescued the lives of forty- two persons. The St. Bernard has two varieties, the rough or long haired, and the
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