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NATURAL HISTORY. 



or continuously applied ; but that is certainly not the case in the skull that is in the British Museum, 

 for the bones of the upper jaw and the nose are quite regular and similar on the two sides, showing no 

 forced distortion of any kind such as is to be observed in the skulls of some Bull-dogs ; for I believe 

 that some 'fanciers' are not satisfied with the peculiarity, and do sometimes try to increase the 

 deformity by force." 



Dr. Lockhart states that " there are two kinds of Pug in China : one, a small black-and-white, 

 long-legged, pug-nosed, prominent-eyed Dog ; the other, long-backed, short-legged, long-haired, tawny- 

 coloured, with pug-nose and prominent eyes. Sometimes in these Dogs the eyes are so prominent that 

 I have known a Dog have one of his eyes snapped off by another Dog in play. The preference for 

 vegetable food is a fact, but I think it is a result of education, as most of them will take animal food ; 

 this is usually kept from them, so that their growth and organisation may be kept down. The Sleeve 



POODLES. (One-eigidh Xaiural Size.) 



Dog is a degenerated, long-legged variety of Pug, rigidly kept on low diet, and never allowed to run 

 about on the ground. They are kept very much on the top of a kang, or stove bed-place, and not 

 allowed to run about on the ground, as it is supposed that if they run on the ground they will derive 

 strength from the ground, and be able to grow large. Their food is much restricted, and consists 



chiefly of boiled rice." 



THE WATER-SPANIEL 



is larger than any of the Spaniels already mentioned : it is also a stronger Dog, and has closely-curled 

 hair, and ears proportionally nmch shorter than in the preceding breeds. It is used in shooting, 

 having first to find the game, and then, when a bird falls, to bring it to its master without mangling. 

 It is one of the most docile and intelligent of Dogs, and has numerous tales told of it, both in prose and 

 poetry. Among the latter we may mention Cowper's well-known piece " The Water Lily." 



THE POODLE 



is a Dog of Continental origin, and is well known by its thick, generally white, curly hair, which 

 conceals its face and covers its body like a mat. In France, and sometimes, alas ! in England, people 



