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who was looking alternately at him and the surgeon, desired 

 the surgeon to pat him and to offer him his hand to lick, and 

 then holding up his finger to the dog, and gently shaking his 

 head, quitted the room and the house. The dog immediately 

 let himself down, and submitted to a restriction of the 

 fracture and the bandaging of the limb without motion, 

 except once or twice licking the hand of the operator. He 

 was quite submissive, and in a manner motionless, day 

 after day, until at the expiration of a month the limb was 

 sound and whole. 



Vapious Anecdotes of Dogs 



E. L. Blanchard tells the following dog story : — ' He 

 was a mongrel terrier of disreputable appearance, but of 

 very knowing air. This canine critic he invariably 

 noticed scanning the bill of Sadler's Wells (it was during 

 Phelps's regime), and noting what was set down for the 

 next night's performance. If it were satisfactory the dog 

 used to wag his very long tail ; if he disapproved he 

 turned away, expressing his contempt. On the Saturday 

 evening, when so minded, the dog used to contrive to slip 

 by the money and check takers and secure a position near 

 the front row of the -pit. As the play went on, if Toby 

 were satisfied, the tapping of his caudal appendage on the 

 floor could be distinctly heard ; a very finely-delivered 

 passage would elicit a low whine of pleasure ; at the 

 sallies of a Shakespearean clown he would grin ; but should 

 an actor tear his passion to tatters Toby's resentment and 

 anger would be expressed by a deep and savage growl.' 



Guy's Hospital has now a dog of its own. Some time 

 ago it was seen to enter the hospital ground, hopping on 

 three legs at the patients' entrance. Some children drew 

 the attention of a student to it, and he took it into the 

 surgery, when he found it was suffering from a broken leg. 

 He set it, and the leg soon regained its strength. The 

 splints were removed, and the dog was shown to the 

 doorway ; but the animal refused to be discharged from the 



