232 MAD DOGS. 



disease, and is often shewn by their raising* 

 the hair on the upper part of their necks, 

 on the most trivial occasions. In this state 

 they are never still, but continue running 

 from place to place, and refuse food,, or if 

 induced to take a small quantity, swallow 

 it with much difficulty, and are rather anxi- 

 ous for water, but lap it with great agitation. 

 If they chance to see another dog, or a cat, 

 they instantly fly at it, but with respect to 

 man, or other animals, they do not in gene- 

 ral seem inclined to go out of their way to, 

 attack them. [I have known a few instances 

 of their deviating: one occurred to myself as 

 follows. At mid-day when I was walking- 

 through underwood, a jackal attacked me 

 furiously; fortunately I kept him ony and t 

 escaped to in y tent unhurt. 



Shortly after, the same animal attacked 

 a man driving loaded bullocks, first biting 

 the cattle, and then the man, who received 

 a bite in his leg, but succeeded in killing 

 the jackal, which was decidedly rabid. In 



