. The Saturday magazine . M^Q»^im^ 11 1833. S Price^ One Penny. UNDEll THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATTDNT APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE THE DOGS OF ST. By the kind permission of Mr. Landseer, we areenabled this week to present a wood-cut, taken fromhis very interesting print of the Alpine Mastiffs,or Dogs of St. Bernard. One of these sagaciousand well-trained animals is represented clearing awaythe snow from an unfortunate traveller, who has beenovertaken by one of the sudden avalanches so com-mon in these mountains ; the
. The Saturday magazine . M^Q»^im^ 11 1833. S Price^ One Penny. UNDEll THE DIRECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF GENERAL LITERATURE AND EDUCATTDNT APPOINTED BY THE SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE THE DOGS OF ST. By the kind permission of Mr. Landseer, we areenabled this week to present a wood-cut, taken fromhis very interesting print of the Alpine Mastiffs,or Dogs of St. Bernard. One of these sagaciousand well-trained animals is represented clearing awaythe snow from an unfortunate traveller, who has beenovertaken by one of the sudden avalanches so com-mon in these mountains ; the other, with his loudvoice, giving the alarm to the monks at the convent,who are seen hastening with the pious intention ofconveying the sufferer to their hospitable shelter, andrestoring, if possible, suspended animation. The Hospital, or Convent of St. Bernard, is situ-ated on the elevated ridge which runs between MontSt. Velan to the east, and Point de Dronay to thewest, and is computed to be 8200 feet above the levelof the sea. It is a massive and substantial building,and contains a small museum of mineralogical speci-mens and various antiquities found on the site of theRoman temple of Jupiter on this mountain. T
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