00 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS. 



by, and marched with the band; and, at night, 

 went to the Opera, Comedie Italienne, or Theatre 

 Feydau; dined with any musician who expressed, 

 by a word or gesture, that his company was asked ; 

 yet always withdrew from attempts to be made the 

 property of any individual.* There is a still more 

 singular instance of the desire of excitement in the 

 dog, who, for several seasons, was known, in Lon- 

 don, to be always present and conspicuous whenever 

 there was a fire ; yet was not owned by any person 

 belonging to the fire-companies. 



But the most amusing, is the case communicated 

 to the French Academy of Sciences by the cele- 

 brated Leibnitz, referring to a dog who had been 

 taught to modulate his voice, so as as to be able to 

 repeat intelligibly the words required to ask for 

 coffee, tea, and chocolate. 



The numberless anecdotes that might be collected 

 on these subjects would fill volumes, and attest the 

 credibility of at least a great number. But to pro- 

 ceed. 



Dogs are prone to dream ; and then they may be 

 observed to move their feet, make efforts to bark, 

 agitate themselves as if they were hunting, or be- 

 come excited till the hair rises on their flanks, and 

 the skin becomes clammy ; yet, when awake, they 

 scarcely ever sweat, but cool themselves by panting, 

 and hanging out the tongue. They discover, with 

 great readiness, in strange persons, the tokens of 

 fondness for their species, by what a classical friend 

 * Peltier. Paris pendant Tannee 1798. 



