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IKE DOG. 



tion of the effects of this pernicious system, in the stuffed forepart of 

 the body of a dog preserved in Mr. Bergh's office in New York, which 

 animal had been torn to pieces in a fight. Through the courtesy of 



Fig. 1394.— English Greyhound. 



Mr. Bergh we were permitted to make a drawing of this repulsive 

 case. 



The Greyhound.— Nature seems to have furnished us in the 

 Greyhound (Fig. 1394) a type of combined grace and alertness no- 

 where else equaled in all her domain. The speed of the greyhound 

 far surpasses that of the hare, though the latter, being lighter in 

 weight, can by doubling upon its pursuer escape capture. 



The greyhound of pure blood is amiable in disposition and in- 

 determinate in character ; but when crossed with other breeds pre- 

 sents qualities invaluable to the followers of the chase. 



The Persian Greyhound (Fig. 1395) is a marked type of 

 this family. It is powerful of limb, quick, and supple. It is 

 bolder than the English greyhound, and of a more positive and less 

 amiable character. It is a marked contrast with the weaker and 



