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brush ? We should never come to an end if we attempted to 

 register all the exploits of this valuable companion of man. 



The Dog is subject to a terrible malady, which also attacks the 

 Wolf—viz., hydrophobia. The most characteristic symptoms of 

 this disease are dulness and loss of appetite, inflamed eyes, suf- 



Fig. 157. — Pyreaean Shepherd's Dog. 



fering from an ardent thirst, yet avoiding water, not because 

 liquids inspire it with horror, as is generally believed, but because 

 of the pain experienced in swallowing. A more significant cha- 

 racteristic of rabies is the change that suddenly takes place in the 

 character of the Dog aflfected. It becomes indocile, sulky, and 



