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only remedy is to walk on, apparently unmindful 

 of their attentions, but at the same time keeping a 

 sharp eye upon their movements, until one of them, 

 presuming upon his apparent negligence, more bold 

 than the others, approaches within length of his stick ; 

 then let a blow be struck, quick and heavy, over his 

 enterprising head : if well struck, a howl, such as must 

 be heard to be understood, will follow from the sufferer; 

 this will be caught up in chorus by all the others, and 

 turning tail, the whole pack will each consult his own 

 personal safety in a speedy retreat. If the blow is 

 missed, or not dealt with stunning force, it had as well 

 been left alone, as it will only increase their wrath and 

 boldness. 



Nothing will drive them away but the howl of pain 

 of some of their companions, or some native, taking 

 pity on the unfortunate Frank, calling out, " Huist ! 

 huist ! huist !" These exclamations have some magical 

 sound attached to them that I could not understand, 

 as I never yet heard a Turk or Rajah use them but 

 the dogs ran away. 



As the stranger begins to know the town a little 

 better, the dogs know him also ; and if he is liberal in 

 dealing out heavy blows when they are called for, and 

 careful to let the dogs alone when they do not annoy 

 him, he will soon be left in comparative tranquillity ; 

 but it is not an uncommon thing for him to have his 

 temper so much ruffled, that he begins to beat every 

 dog that comes within reach of his stick. 



There was an Englishman, who, during the summer 

 of 1 838, adopted the resolution that whenever a dog 

 barked at him to strike the next one he came to ; and 

 to this plan he stuck so close during his stay, that 

 latterly the dogs gave him no annoyance, and the 

 Turks called him '* the dog bastinading Giaour." 



