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the deerhound had pups to a pure-bred deerhound belonging 

 to Harry Rawson, Esq., of Joppa, Mid- Lothian. These 

 subsequent pups in no single point suggested the previous 

 retriever mate. 



After classifying the results of a number of experiments 

 with dogs, I came to the conclusion that the spotted car- 

 riage or Dalmatian dog and the Scottish deerhound were 

 well adapted for testing the truth of the infection doctrine. 

 Of several experiments made, only one need be referred to. 

 Mona, a Scottish deerhound bred by Major Richardson, 

 was when two years old mated with a typical Dalmatian. 

 The result was seven pups, one slender and of a grey 

 colour, one brown with white markings, and five black 

 with white markings. Some of the white patches in the 

 brown and black specimens show faint irregular spots. 

 After an interval of eight months the deerhound was put 

 to Corrachan, a well-known deerhound sire belonging to 

 Mr Rawson. On the 14th October 1901 five pups were 

 born, two of which resemble the sire, two take after the 

 dam, while one is lighter in colour than the dam. In no 

 single point do they suggest the previous Dalmatian mate. 



In a paper on " Telegony in the Equidse," recently con- 

 tributed to the ' Transactions ' of the Highland and 

 Agricultural Society of Scotland, I pointed out that there 

 is no evidence that either mares, asses, or zebras have ever 

 been " infected." I may now add that the dog group, not- 

 withstanding all that has been said to the contrary, also 

 fails to lend any support to the doctrine of infection. 



The Court of Claims and the Coronation. 



By Rev. P. J. Oliver Minos, Ph.D., M.R.A.S. (Lond.) 



Our readers will doubtless have noticed the recent news- 

 paper reports of the legal arguments before the Court of 

 Claims. A few words, therefore, regarding this ancient 

 tribunal, so unfamiliar to the present generation, may prove 

 of interest in view of the impending Coronation of Edward 



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