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of meat with an addition of nux vomica for the canine 

 curs. But while the human curs are locked up by decrees 

 of "civilization" and fed at the expense of the com- 

 monwealth, hundreds and thousands of worthy dogs, 

 shepherd dogs of intelligence, have to subsist on bran 

 and soiled scraps. Your gardeners, nine out of ten, are 

 amongst them. Like my Prince, they do not growl, and 

 do not leave either to hunt up more humane masters, 

 more respected occupations. They stay, and swear by 

 their lords, and become degraded, until they are unable 

 to recognize the lowness of their position. But there is 

 a number of bulldogs and bloodhounds distributed in 

 the race of dogs. They do not only set an example by 

 their acts of freedom; no, they intermix in breeding, 

 too. Dog as they may be, dog as they may remain, 

 be not surprised if on the day of reckoning (which 

 " civilization " forces upon humanity) the very serf dog 

 at your door assumes the traits which up to then, you 

 have been applying to him. If your gardener is low 

 enough to accept from the nurseryman the tendered 

 check for the blackmailing percentage of your orchid 

 purchase, do not blame him if he feels like kissing the 

 hand that drops that crisp note. Blame yourself; nay, 

 despise yourself for having helped in the slow process 

 of debauching your fellow-man's ,manhood. The hand 

 that forks the manure of your stable, did you ever touch 

 it? not to speak about pressing it? If not, try the ex- 

 periment, and do not get paralized if it dawns upon you 

 in the most glaring of all sunrises what revolution one 

 electrifying touch can produce. 



