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baker was not hurt aftfer all,' Camp came forth from 

 his hiding-place, capered and barked, and rejoiced. 

 When he was unable, towards the end of his life, to 

 attend me when on horseback, he used to watch my 

 return, and the servant used to tell him 'his master 

 was coming down the hill, or through the moor,' and 

 although he did not use any gesture to explain his 

 meaning, Camp was never known to mistake him, 

 but either went out at the front to go up the hill, or 

 at the back to get down to the moor-side. He cer- 

 tainly had a singular knowledge of spoken language." 



THE NEWFOUNDLAND DOG. 



The powerful and beautiful dog known by this 

 name, now plentifully distributed throughout Great 

 Britain, is not the pure breed, but a race procured by 

 a mixture with others. The pure Newfoundland dog, 

 however, differs from the Esquimaux and other wild 

 races, in his muzzle being much broader, his lips more 

 hanging, his ears partially pendulous, his back longer, 

 and more loose in his general structure. 



The Newfoundland dog, as now improved in this 

 country, is unquestionably one of the noblest of the 

 canine race, both in regard to his majestic appearance, 

 large size and strength, and surprising intelligence. 

 The full-sized animal measures from the nose to the 

 end of the tail about six and a half feet, from the one 

 fore-foot to the other, over the shoulders, five feet 

 eight inches ; girth behind the shoulders, three feet 

 four inches ; round the head, across the ears, two 

 feet ; round the upper part of the fore-leg, ten inches ; 

 length of the head, fourteen inches ; his feet are 

 webbed, or with the membrane connecting the toes 

 extending to their tips, which enables him to swim 

 with great ease and dexterity. He is covered with 



