202 WATCHDOGS AND HOUSE-DOGS. 
IIIl.—THE MOUNT ST. BERNARD DOG. 
Closely allied to the mastiff, but resembling the Newfoundland 
in temper and in his disposition to fetch and carry, is the Mount 
St. Bernard breed, until lately confined to the Alps and the 
adjacent countries, where he is used to recover persons who are 
The Mount St. Bernard Dog (Youatt). 
lost in the snowstorms of that inclement region. Wonderful 
stories are told of the intelligence of these dogs, and of the recovery 
of travellers by their means, which are said to extend almost to 
the act of pouring spirits down the throats of their patients; but, 
