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chained to his kennel affords proof of this. If further 

 evidence be demanded, there are the unmistakable signs 

 of pleasure exhibited by a dog when his master picks 

 up hat and stick. Man has taken away from the dog 

 his chief occupation, and often gives him little or nothing 

 to do in return. The same, indeed, applies to other 

 domestic animals, but they show no signs of ennui. 

 Between them and the dog there is a difference. The 

 latter has become the friend and companion of man, 

 and in consequence has acquired a little of his master's 

 restless spirit. The dog, therefore, stands upon a plane 

 above that occupied by the rest of the lower animals. 



