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greater force to the jackal. However, to settle the dis- 

 pute, we here give the likeness of the beast, and leave 

 to the reader to point out the particular breed of dogs to 

 which it belongs. 



THE JACKAL. 



Beyond the circumstance of the habitats of the animals 

 being distinct, is the well-known fact that all domesticat- 

 ed animals have a disposition to return to their original 

 formation ; but who ever heard of a dog, however 

 neglected, or however wild, becoming either a wolf or a 

 jackal ? 



The dog is spread all over the world, and not only is 

 the animal thus widely distributed over the face of the 

 earth, but there is no creature that is permitted with such 

 perfect safety to the human race to have such continual 

 and intimate intercourse with mankind. It is found in 

 every abode : the palace, the warehouse, the mansion, 

 and the cottage, equally afford it shelter. No condition 

 of life is there with which the dog is not connected. The 

 playmate of the infant, the favorite of the woman, the 



