. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. vS OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Red Cross but not the nose of the dog. They square, the nose thick, the ears small and car- are trained to bring relief and food to the ried high, the color, preferably dark. The legs, slightly wounded, and to carry cartridges along with catlike paws, must be strong, the chest well rounded, the back broad and straight, and the tail pendent. Both varieties, the short haired and the long haired, should measure at least twen
. Our domestic animals, their habits, intelligence and usefulness; tr. from the French of Gos. De Voogt, by Katharine P. Wormeley;. Domestic animals. vS OUR DOMESTIC ANIMALS. Red Cross but not the nose of the dog. They square, the nose thick, the ears small and car- are trained to bring relief and food to the ried high, the color, preferably dark. The legs, slightly wounded, and to carry cartridges along with catlike paws, must be strong, the chest well rounded, the back broad and straight, and the tail pendent. Both varieties, the short haired and the long haired, should measure at least twenty-six inches to the shoulder for the males and twenty-five for the females. The color may be all shades of red to brown, with the collar, chest, feet, and tip of tail white. The catlike shape of the feet enables the animal to walk on the snow without sinking deep, which would lessen his chance of saving life. Ob\'iously these qualities are of use only on a mountain. Every one remembers the legend of Barry, the most famous of all the St. Bernard dogs, who, in the seventeenth century, saved hun- German War Dog dreds of li\-es on the Alps. It was said that this faithful animal was killed by a wounded the lines and dispatches to the generals ; they soldier, who thought he was about to attack are also trained to warn the outposts at night him, whereas the dog was really trying to pull (without barkmg) of an intended surprise. him from the edge of a precipice. This touch- At the hospital on Mount St. Bernard a race of dogs has for centuries been kept to rescue travelers who have lost their way. The manner in which this was done in past years, when there were many more foot passengers than at present, has been too often described to need repetition here ; it is enough to say that along the route at regular interx'aJs there are " refuges," now connected with the liospital by telephone. The dog, accompanied by a monk, carries the traveler to one of these shelters, and no long
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