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but with good width below the eye ; he is deficient 

 in depth of skull, is small, I should say was not 

 more than 26in. or 2fm. high at the shoulder; 

 he is down in the pasterns (this may be the fault 

 of the man who 'set him up'), light in bone, and 

 perfectly clear of anything approaching to a sem- 

 blance of dew claws. I know it has been stated 

 that the dew claws were probably taken off by the 

 taxidermist, so I made a very careful examination of 

 the hind legs and skin, and I now positively assert 

 that Barry never had any dew claws. 



" There are several heads of St. Bernard dogs to 

 be found in the museum ; also another stuffed 

 specimen of the variety, a smooth-coated white dog, 

 with a brindle patch on stern, and with an evenly 

 marked head. This dog, though of fair size, is small 

 in head. Some of the specimens of the heads are 

 shapely and of good type. 



" On the following day we started for Martigny. 

 On the platform, at St. Maurice Station, I saw a very 

 fair smooth dog, orange and white, patched, marked 

 something like our English Keeper. This was far 

 and away the best-headed St. Bernard I had seen in 

 Switzerland up to now ; in other respects he is on 

 the small side, and only fair in bone. Arrived at 

 Martigny we made arrangements for the ascent 

 of the Great St. Bernard on the following day. 



