266 CARNIVORA. 



The BUANSUAH, Cdiiis Priiiiccvus, is found in Ncpaul and Cashmere, 

 and resembles the Dhole in almost all points. He gives tongue during 

 the chase: his note is peculiar — quite different from that of a dog, and 

 equally remote from the long howl of the wolf or jackal. 



The Adjag, Canis Sumatrcnsis, is fountl in the Kast Indian Islands and 

 Japan. In the former they attack the lurtles on their nocturnal visits to 

 the land, and travelers have seen on the sand remains of hundreds of 

 these Crustacea. They neither bark nor howl, but yelp. 



The Ali'INE Wolk, Canis Alpiiius. is a fourth claimant for being the 

 progenitor of the dog. It is found in tiic mountain regions of Eastern 

 and Central Asia, and is very similar to the Buansuaii. The hair is long 

 and stiff, the tail bushy, the color a dull russet. 



Near the vXmoor River tiic hunters stand in great dread of this wild 

 dog, and take refuge in a tree when a pack of them appears. In the 

 chase they utter a kind of whining note, and display great speed and 

 cunning, the pack being letl by a powerful old dog. A specimen in 

 Berlin is very like a large sheep-dog. 



THE DOMESTICATED DOG. 



To give the history of the tlog would be little less than to trace man- 

 kind back to their original state of simplicity and freedom, to mark the 

 progress of civilization through the var'ous changes of the world, and 

 to follow attentively the gra>.Iual atlvancemcnt of that order which placed 

 man at the head ot the animal world, and gave him a manitest superiority 

 over every part of the brute creation. 



If we consider for a moment the state of man without the aid of this 

 useful domestic, with what arts shall he oppose the numerous hosts 

 of foes that surrt)und him on all sides, seeking every opportunity to 

 encroach upon his possessions, to destroy his labors, or endanger his 

 personal safety? or how shall he bring into subjection such as arc neces- 

 sary for his well-being? His utmost vigilance will not be sufficient to 

 secure him frr,m the rapacity of the one, nor his greatest exertions 

 enable him to overcome the speed of the other. To maintain his inde- 

 pendence, to insure his safety, and to provide for his support, it was 

 necessary that some one among the animals should be brought over to 

 his assistance, whose zeal and fidelity might be depended on. And 

 where, amidst all the various orders of animated being, could one be 



