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in the aristocratic quarter, where more 

 dainty food may be gathered. 



The Pariah dog never attempts to enter 

 a dwelling, but will patiently wait outside 

 until the expected food is brought out, and 

 one may notice with what regularity they 

 divide into packs, each pack taking up its 

 station at a particular spot. 



This separation into packs is one of the 

 most curious characteristics of these dogs. 

 They keep strictly within the bounds of 

 their own quarter, and if one dares to stray 

 into a rival camp he is immediately attacked, 

 and probably killed. No dog of any other 

 breed is safe in the streets of Constantinople, 

 but instances have been known of Pariah 



dogs chivalrously protecting the pet dog 

 of persons who have been kind to them. 

 It is rarely that anyone is bitten by them, 

 although they may snap when kicked or 

 trodden upon. Cases of rabies very seldom 

 occur among Pariah dogs. Distemper is in- 

 frequent ; in hot weather mange is common. 

 Some years ago, in the time of the Sultan 

 Mahmud II., an attempt was made to get 

 rid of these dogs from Constantinople, and 

 as it is contrary to the Mohammedan law to 

 kill an animal, they were shipped to an 

 island off the coast. They all swam back 

 to the mainland, however, and returned to 

 their original quarters in the city, where 

 they have never since been molested. 



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