58 PIVISION I. VEETEBKAL ANIMALS. — CLASS I. IMAMMALLi. 



size; sairncioiis, watt-lifiil, noisy; generally dcljascd : appear to Jcscenil 

 fi-din three distinet spceies. Inhabited originally, 1st, the temperate west- 

 ern regions of" the old continent ; 2d, warm and tropical regions of the old 

 continent; Txl, the temperate; and cold latitudes (if South An)erii'a. They 

 are as fillows : The Terrier {Canis lernirins) ; the I'ariah of India; the 

 I'lie Dog of the Pacific Islands; the Xew Zealand Dog; the I'atagonian 

 Dog, and the Tierra del Fuego Dog. 



Sl',r)TI(_)N \1. The ^Iastiffs (Canes nrrani). — I\[uzzle truncated; 

 cranium elevated; frontal sinus large; condyles of the lower jaw above the 

 line of the upper molars ; mouth roimder in front; head large ; ears small, 

 partially drooping ; neck and loins strong; legs strong ; tail carried erect ; 

 structure powerful. Inhabited originally high moimtain ranges, and the 

 more temperate regions of the northern hemisphere on the old continent. 

 The best known (jf them are the ^lastilf of Thiliet {(Jdtiis urcaiiiis) ; the 

 English :\Iastiir; the Cuba .Mastiff; the Bull Dog ( C. ^liH/li'nis) : the 

 I')ull Terrier ; the Pug Dog ; the Rorpict ( C. J'n'rritur) ; the Little Danish 

 Doij- ; the Artois iMonu'rel, and the Alicant Doir. 



From the foregoing .'iynopsis wo derive a pretty correct notion of the 

 geograj)hical distribution of the various races of dogs, and also of the 

 (.listincti\ e charac-ters, immutable and non-ti-ansferable, which mark their 

 separate and dilferent origin. jNIiich has been written by authors in regard 

 to (he iiir((ii!< by which the various species have been distriliuted over the 

 earth ; but we have met with no theorv which will bear criticism. W g 

 prebi' to believe, as the more philosophical conclusion, — so far at least as 

 dogs are concerned,- — that the dilferent races of canines were created in 

 the regions where they were originally found, and were adapted in the be- 

 ginning liy the All-wise Creator to the conditions of existence peculiar to 

 the several quarters of the globe. 



A\'e notice also another fact, that the several races of dogs differ in 

 intellectual capacity and the moral instincts, in the same degree as the 

 various races of men, with whom they originated, differ in their capabilities 

 lor i;i\ ilization and improvement. The American Indian, for example, 

 lia\ ing no ajjtitude for civilization, withers and dies in the atmosphere of a 

 civilized state; and the indigenous dogs of America, appear t(j be naturally 

 inferior in intelligence to the races of European origin. The dog of the 

 late celebrated Indian chief, Tecumsch, of a pure, unmixed native breed, 

 appears, in a degree, to confirm this opinion. He was about the size of a 

 bpanicl. In disposition he was neither sullen nor snapjiish ; he scarcely 

 ever barked or howled ; but was grave and silent like a true Indian, while 

 his aspect was extremely savage, and the coli.>rs of his fur were those of the 

 conunon wolf. 



