. Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . PERSIAN BOOS 77 ful as I expected, perhaps owing to the cold season at thetime when I was there. ^ The dogs formed a special object of notice because of theesteem in which they were formerly held among the ancientZoroastrians, although now despised by the Mohammedansexcept for hunting and as watch-dogs. So far as my knowl-edge goes, the Avesta is the only Oriental work which is highlycomplimentary to the dog. It is true that he was venerated inEgypt, but in India the Sanskrit writers
. Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map . PERSIAN BOOS 77 ful as I expected, perhaps owing to the cold season at thetime when I was there. ^ The dogs formed a special object of notice because of theesteem in which they were formerly held among the ancientZoroastrians, although now despised by the Mohammedansexcept for hunting and as watch-dogs. So far as my knowl-edge goes, the Avesta is the only Oriental work which is highlycomplimentary to the dog. It is true that he was venerated inEgypt, but in India the Sanskrit writers usually speak of himin derogatory terms, and so do the Hebrews in the Bible.^ Aspecial sanctity, however, is attached to the animal in the Ven-didad, and three chapters of this sacerdotal work are devotedto the faithful friend of man.^ Amid the high praises of thecanine virtues, the text does not hesitate to call attention tocertain vices, so that the eulogy does not degenerate into mereflattery.* My observations of dogs were not confined to Azarbai-jan, but were continued throughout the journey, south, e
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