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and he will not fail to go off. Let him go two or 

 three rounds, and then feed him well. It is not 

 common for him to return to his former offence, 

 unless he has been an old offender ; in which case, 

 let him remain tied two or three hours longer, and 

 he will not fail of leaving off his old tricks. 



A CURIOUS METHOD OF TEACHING TUR- 



KIES TO DANCE AT THE SOUND OF 



THE TRIANGLE OR ANY OTHER 



MUSICAL INSTRUMENT. 



It is a well known fact, that in the East Indies, 

 camels are often tauoht to dance at the sound of 

 music. I knew that this was done by putting them 

 upon hot floors, &c. They are afterwards exhibi- 

 ted at public spectacles. I never had learned the 

 precise course pursued ; yet notwithstanding, I un- 

 dertook to teach a dog to dance. I heated large 

 pieces of tin plate, put the dog upon them, and at 

 the same time struck upon a triangle, that being 

 the easiest instrument I knew of I tried this 

 several times, without any other success than hav- 

 ing most miserably burnt two or three dogs' feet in 

 the experiments. At last, in one of my chemical 

 operations, (for I was then teaching chemistry to 

 a few young gentleman,) I made use of the sand- 



