236 MAD DOGS. 



the dogs saw the animal, and immediately 1 

 made direct for him. To my great surprise 

 the jackal, instead of making off, ran straight 

 towards the dogs, and I soon discovered 

 that he was raging mad. It was impossible 

 to separate them till they had killed him. I 

 went immediately home, had all the dogs 

 washed, and examined them myself in the 

 most minute -manner. 



I found four favorite dogs bitten, and 

 these were instantly hanged. The others 

 having no marks of the least scratch, I con- 

 sidered as safe. About three weeks after, 

 on my march to Calcutta, my dog keeper 

 came running up to my tent, crying aloud, 

 and at the same time keeping three terriers, 

 as well as he could, at arm's length, they' 

 making all possible effort to bite him. 



As soon as he approached, I saw by their 

 hair erected like bristles, their inflamed eyes, 

 and foaming mouths, that they were mad ; I 

 therefore directed the poor fellow to twist 



