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cats, should not precede the regiment of dogs, or the result 



would be disastrous to the former ! 



While recognizing that anyone would naturally be amu i -I 

 at this joke, there are two lessons, nevertheless, thai can 

 be learned from it, namely, the average attitude oi levity 

 in this country towards the serious assistance that can be 

 obtained by using dogs with the troops, and also the fact 

 that, at that very moment, several hundred highly-trained 

 dogs were being hurriedly mobilized from the German 

 police and other bodies, and sent up with the army in the 

 field, where they would, without doubt, be of the greatest 

 service. With regard to the dogs, certainly the Kai 

 while no doubt intending that his speech should be taken 

 merely to emphasize the national attitude of his country, 

 knew perfectly well, that this was no empty boast, but 

 an actual fact. The cats also, as a matter of fact, were 

 carefully organized later on, and no doubt many of them 

 did duty as serviceable waistcoats for chilly Bodies ! 



In studying a clever handbook on scouting recently, I 

 read with interest the difficulties to be encountered by the 

 scout, when carrying out his duties on active service, and 

 the excellent advice offered as to the best method for 

 overcoming them. In one sentence the author mentions : 

 " There will usually be a dog in the background of a farm- 

 house." 



Glancing further with interest to see what proposals were 

 offered, in view of such a serious obstacle, I find, however, 

 that none whatever are forthcoming. If anyone, on reading 

 this, should remark : " Let them poison the dog,"' my 

 answer to that would be : Let them try to get near enough 

 to do it ! 



