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Bozzie was familiar with the alphabet and numerals, 

 and would spell out correctly almost any simple words, 

 and many of two syllables, and do simple sums in 

 addition, subtraction and division, beyond the pos- 

 sibility of trickery, and while her master is out of her 

 presence. Being given, say, the number of seven, for 

 instance, to add two and deduct three, Bozzie immedi- 

 ately gives six barks ; and how much are five and three ? 

 when eight barks are quickly given; divide ten by two, 

 and five barks are returned. The element of telepathy 

 or mind-reading is now a subject of scientific inquiry, 

 and a controversy is now going on concerning it in 

 some of the newspapers. Bozzie appears to be an 

 adept in this particular, and if a number is written on 

 a piece of paper not to her master but concealed by 

 the writer she will immediately give the number of 

 barks. 



Mr. Clason some time ago dined by invitation with 

 President Roosevelt at Washington and was accom- 

 panied by Bozzie, who excited the wonderment of the 

 Roosevelt family by giving the ages of the President's 

 children, by barks, correctly, upon being asked by each 

 in turn, the questioners being instructed to keep men- 

 tally in mind their particular ages. This would seem 

 incredible were it not vouched for by witnesses. She 

 would count, and give readily in barks, the number of 

 persons present with her. One sceptic gave her as 

 follows : Multiply two by five, then divide the amount 

 by two, adding three and subtracting six, whereon 

 Bozzie immediately gave two barks; and another 

 the following: Divide eight by two, and this half by 

 two, and the result again divide by two. Bozzie im- 

 mediately gave one bark. And many other sums of a 



