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also to record such a lofty example of compassion, un- 

 alloyed by the petty idea of unprofessional condescen- 

 sion which would have. prevented a man of small cali- 

 ber from dri-^-ing out of his way for a four footed suffer- 

 er, that I have used a personal illustration. The par- 

 ties are so well known that publicity T^-ill not harm 

 them, and that it may be a stimulus to the tijnid and 

 faint hearted friend of animals, as well as a tribute of 

 "honor to whom honor is due," is my wish and object 

 in relating the incident. 



Moral courage is needed in the world in all depart- 

 ments of life; in none more so than in humane work 

 and the training of animals by himiane methods, in 

 distinction from the old time '"breaking" customs. 

 Kead the anecdotes which follow, only a few of the 

 multitudes that might be given, and see what others are 

 thinking and doing in this "end of the century," along 

 Buch lines. 



THE POWER OF ANIMALS IN EXPRESSING EMOTIONS- 

 WHY DOGS WAG THEIR TAILS. 



Few animals excel the dog in the power of express- 

 ing emotion. This power is a sure sign of an animal 

 wh^ch i? habitr'^-lh' \r> r-or:t7niuiT'?o'*:'or'. w.^'!:h its fo!l':7'S 

 for certain common ends. There are many reasons 

 for the tail being the chief organ of expression among 

 dogs. They have but little facial expression beyond 

 the lifting of the lip to show the teeth and the dilation 



