Fbbhita-BS 24, 1881.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



73 



ills, and fcijl lie gi* Banff an 8 



braiu*ry odor is pei cgptibh; 



odor of carrion ear. thus Qro 

 powerful etlOUgb tO .'I" I ! 



" .'" ■■•.■■ ' j . i l - and ilesi 



lie -" faint and EUn thai tl i 



Reasomng from Bnalpgj l 



conclusion ;ii:iT the :u'Tr on, 



>arance indicates. 



tin: evanescent ti 

 , that the dog to 



j thoi 



E whie 



nan sense cannot detect them 

 seems to be no escape from the 

 a bird track cau have no practical 

 eorpinvoring smell of carrion, and 

 Jd enable its possessor to follow 



the 



dope of tb( 



not pi 



fti 



1 1. ,.,,,. 



r..l lb 



nta 



cold. 



. nrpl; 

 uecause we are not cpnppeci witn toe sense iv-iwan to snob per- 

 ception. For myself 1 little dcftibt that there are miinv senses which 

 wo have not. bat which we might have possessed had Ih" Creative 

 Power™ rn led. 



Ifldiu | 'L-' 'i - -.,- ir i . ,-.-l i -. a little n os-tici 1, peihaps 1 cau make it 

 pleat by an illustration from daily life : 



A bell struck near a deaf man tills the air with Bound vibrations, 

 bid. they are as though they did not exist to the deaf man, for ho 

 does not possess the sense requisite to their perception— for him 

 there is no such sense as that of sound, A-boautiftll picture in 

 fro mi, of a lil in. t nun sends forth outline and color, but thevdo not 

 feirf for the sightlese man. for he lias not the sense which would 

 enable him to perceive theui— for him there is uo sense of Bight. 



In certain mental conditions, which are probably abnormal, we 

 all develop a c'.on-e which might not imreasoualrb be called the 

 sense rfjOrt'*CTIHe, which tells U9 that some one whom we. know ib 

 near, a fact pleasantly put ill the saying, " Speak of angels and you 

 will hear their wings." In some persons this sense is almost 



■nt, 



other- 



Since the sense of smell, pnre and simple, does uot seem to 



?.'-!.-, mab-lv account for the canine power of tracking birds and 

 o;:..'i gum -, u dot's not —'•in unreasonable to at lorst ask the .pies- 

 tio:i, " HaVS dogs an extra souse?" 'Wit. EoeAU Sunn-ins. 



Hi'DROPHOBIA. 



(\K the 



yj t>ht 



of a 



.liter 



g report of a case of hvdn 

 'AcneJ. Oe Medicive, M.Boi 

 riiiary schools of Pranti 



phobia, by 1'rof. Haverly to U 



lev. inspector general of tne votcriiiur 

 formulated this great truth : 



" Tim lirrt may ki prevent attacks of this redoubtable, malady is 



h \in&<srtf(majtr 



This knowledge, the readers of Hugh-no for Alt will have the 

 good fortune to one to ST. Bouley himself, who lias kindly au- 

 thorized our editor-in-chief to reproduce the resume of his "work 

 on Hydrophobia, Ike nteans of avoiding its dangers, and of pre- 

 venting its propagation. 

 Here is the tableau of the characters of hydrophobia, as tho 

 as so ablv indicated them, 

 izod 



eminent prof' 



I. The macro 



the earlier dan 

 Base of benig 

 saliva is virui 

 dog is then nt: 

 than i: JIM» be 



II. At the be 

 it becomes sad 

 tho most obse.u 

 l! l 



: -: t :i 



ud. 



Its II 



On the 



atche 



■iitr; 



it i 



a dis- 



ng, the 

 Mite germ, and the. 



-a ssi-s of i's tongue 

 no tendency to bite. 



changes its temper ; 



Hide and retires into 



uloug iu one place; 



s down and gets up, 

 with its fore feet. 



sem to indicate that, 



the air, springs for- 



for the moment, it sens phantoms, for 

 ward and howls as if it were attacking 



III. Its look is changed ; it expresses a. sombre sadness and 

 something of the ferocious. 



IV". But in this state the dog is not at all aggressive toward man ; 

 its character is what.it was before, it is docile and submissive to 

 its master, whose, voice it obeys, showing some signs of gaiety 

 winch briug back, for an instant, the usual expression to its 

 phisioguomy. 



V. lis-do o.i of aggressive tendencies, they are often the contrary, 

 which are manifest td in the first stage of" madness. Affectionate 

 sentiments toward its masters aud familiar* about the house are 

 e.'ui'iat :1 in the mad dogs and it, expresses them by repeated 

 ith its tougue, with which it is eager to lick the bauds 



of the 



it c 



YJ. This sentiment 

 tho dog, dominates it 

 masters, even iu a pa. 

 oyer, preserve great 

 stmets commence to mam 

 self to them. 

 VI I The mad dog has i 

 i eager for it. As long ai 

 is always great : and win 

 lowing, it plunges its uos 

 ii..pi id which it is unable t 



0,\gAi,IA, ; /ivo'iVoCo/ie: 



VII I. The mad dog dooi 

 its malady ; often eveu it eats n 



IX. When the desire to bifc 

 characteristics of the disease at t 

 begins to manifest itself, the a 

 bodies. It gnaws the wood of d 

 ■arnets, shoes, grinds straw, h; 

 eats the ground, and tho dung I 



•cry highly developed aud very tenacious in 

 10 inueh, that in many cases 'it respects its 

 xvsm of rage, and so much thatthev, mor- 

 ntrol over it, even when its ferocious in- 

 jiifest rhewse] \ es aud tho dog abandons it- 



not relu 



teeth have come in eonta 



X. TheabnuuSJu'corL 

 og. Sometimes the mo 



period of fits, the secret 

 during this period and d: 



XI. The mad dog ofto 

 from spasm of the fauces 

 of its cheeks the peoul 



Li.sii a bone is lodged. 



pi. Iu a peculiar vane 

 madness, the parafvxed 1 



aud the' mouturoi ill 



of the inn. on: membra... 



5111. In some cases th 



all probab.liv. from von, 



bodies which it has swnll 



XIV. The voice ol the 

 its bark is always comi>lc 



.ugh, husky and is Iran 



Hod dun: 



it a dread of water ; on the contrary, it 

 it can drink, it satisfies its thirst which 

 spasm of its fauces prevents its ewal- 

 mto the water and bites, so to say, the 



.-ivahij v. J'ue :Yi;v:l d,,_- then is not ''••'/- 

 uot then a sign of madness iu the dog. 

 e its food in the first period of 

 voraciously than usual, 

 hieh is one of the essential 

 tain stage, of the development, 

 il satisfies it at first upon iner,, 

 aud of furniture, tears clothes, 

 liair, wool, between its teeth, 

 nimals, even its own etc., aud 

 ris of anything with which it s 



laliv 



adi 



ease receives its 

 dund) or mute r, 



XV Tim sens 

 When struck, oi 



by which s 

 their fears 

 deep wounds up 

 its own body, w 

 a f ami bar. 



XVI The ma. 

 citedbvtlic eiei 

 itself in the pre: 

 manifested, if it 

 already declared 



■■,. e mm • . 



II : I HlioS i I II 



i not a constant sign iu the mad 

 ist, sometimes dry. Before the 

 va. is normal ; it, is exaggerated 

 the cud of the disease. 

 !S the painful sensation it feels 

 ng with its forefeet on each side 

 •cs which a dog does in whose 



ic inadnef s which is called dumb 

 s separated from the upper one, 

 dry with a brownish, red color 



g vomits blood, which comes, in 



stomach, caused by the sharp 



always changes in timbre and 

 ant from its usual manner. It is 

 do a jerky howl. In the \ ariety 

 t symptom is lack ing. The dis- 

 lolnle dinnbnoKsoft.be patients; 



ished 



the 



ad dog. 



XVII. The ral.il dog often leaves its home at the moment when, 

 in thejlprogics of its malady, ferocious instincts develop iu it and 

 begin to dominate ovei it ; and after one, two or three days of wan- 

 dering, during which it has sought to satisfy its rage upon all liv- 

 ing beings v liich it has encountered, it f reepientlv returns home to 

 die with its master. 



XYII1. When the madness has arrived lit its period of fury, it is 

 characterized by the impression of ferocity which it gives to the 

 physiognomy of the affected animal and by the desirotobito which 

 il -a tide.- -vei'v time an u-easion for it. is presented ; but it is always 

 against one of its species that it directs its attacks by preference to 



XIX. The rabid fray 



ween which the animn 

 aim which iuav cause 



XX. Healthy dogs si 

 ng the rabid state of a 

 .uarreling with it. the- 



XXI. The rabid dog, 



lifested by fits, in the intervals be- 

 .usteal, fails into a stab,! of relative 

 t as to the nature of its malady. 

 ho endowed with the taeultvof divin- 

 uil of their species, aud, instead of 

 to escape its attacks by thght. 

 free, attacks first, and with great 

 energy ail living beings it may meet with, but always by prefer- 

 ence' a dog rather than other animals, and these, rather than man. 

 Then, when it, has exhausted its fury by itsattaeks.it goes forward 

 with a vacillating gait, with tail pendant, head inclined toward the 

 ground, its eves looking wild and mouth open, from which escapes 

 the bluish tongue covered with dust. In this state it does not 

 have very aggressive tendencies, but it still bites even thing, man 

 or beast, that comes in its way. 



XXII. The mad dog which dies naturally succumbs to paralyisis 

 and asphyxia. Up to the last moment the- instiuct to bite controls 

 it, and it 'should be feared even when exhaustion seems to have 

 transformed it into an inert body. 



XXIII. At the autopsy of a rabid dog there is nearly always seen 

 in the stomach a conglomeration of incongruous bodies, such as 

 hay, straw, hairs, wool, shreds of cloth, pieces of leather, remnants 

 of 'twine, tow, excrements, earth, leaves, grass, stones, everything 

 which, by their presence together, have a great probative value of 

 the existence of rabies in the animal in whom found, 



XXIV. The surest means of preventing the effects of rabic in- 

 oculation in immediate caul crization, preferably with the red-hot 

 iron, or lacking this, gunpowder or caustic agents, The sooner 

 tins cauterization is made the more one can count on its efficacy. 



XXV. If the cauterization cannot, be made immediately after the 

 bite, one should, while, waiting, wash out the wound, proHs very 

 energetically to s.piecze out the blood, sucking the wonnd, eject- 

 ing very quickly the fluid drawn by' the mouth : compress very 

 tightly its edge's continually and apply, if possible, a circular liga- 

 ture to arrest the circulation of the blood, — Chicago Medical Jour- 

 nal and Ji 



BREEDING, TRAINING ASD CARE OE BEAGLE HOUNDS. 



IN the year 1851, I became possessor of a pair of beagle hounds. 

 Since then, I have owned and bred them continually ; for my 

 own use mostly, occasionally parting with some, presenting them 

 In niv i'.ie.uK ami of bate vcars -:o:ling mi surplus. 



A that period in this locality I had no trouble in getting good 

 Bpjcimcns of this breed of either class, I shall hereafter mention 

 iu detail. But as wiug shooting grew in favor, tub) strain of dogs 

 with but comparatively few exceptions was snperceeded by 

 pointers at, that time, but more .■r-cently by the setter. The grow- 

 ing desire for this kind of sport, and the rapid extinction of all 

 winged game has led sporting men to look to other fields for 



and the 



Iu 





almost all 

 this prolific little 

 auot become much 

 ret hunting are al- 



d rabbit cot 

 md in suitable localities I 

 th proper care, the rabbits 

 less m numt.er. I And that if trapping and 



lowed, it will soon clear them out. In keeping a record as to sex 

 killed by the gun, two thuds or more are males, while those se- 

 cured b'v ferrets are nearlv all females ; going to show that the fe- 

 males are, iu the dav time, either in holes o>- some secure place. I 

 should like very much if others would give their views on this very 

 important matter. As ttuR little hound is rapidly coming in favor 

 again, and as sportsmen are looking in this direction, let iu? keep 

 alive, the rabbit and not negleet to care for hirn, and begin in 

 time. 



As to this coming little beagle, I fail to find but two classes : 

 first, the true English beagle. He thould be not less than twelve 

 inches at shoulder, nor more than fifteen inches. He should have 

 a good, round ear, lying close to cheek, with a spread of from 

 fourteen to eighteen 'inches from tip to tip of ear. The most suit- 

 able color is white, black and tan M ticked. Then he will be more 

 readily seen ou green or snow. He should have straight, clean 

 forelegs. This .log seems to fill tho bill: and I am glad to say, 

 has given entire satisfaction wherever he has been introduced, and 

 I might here mention sonic kennels of such dogs that I know well 

 aud favorably. Those of J. N. Dodge, Detroit, Me., N. Elmore, 

 Granby. Conn., and General Konetts, are second to none. 



Then comes the little basket or toy beagle, never exceeding 

 twelve inches at the shoulder. I havo had them as low as eight, 

 inches. Thev are nice little pets, but too small aud delicate for 

 practical purposes ; but I should be sorry to see this strain lost. 



I see that the bench show mauagers at Pittsburgh have let in a 

 new class. I think it wonld have been much better to have- made 

 two classes in the daehshounds, for most assuredly he belongs to 

 that strain. 



As to breeding, select, those that are without doubt pure in 

 blood and well trained, us this feature is vastly important. There 

 seems to be no doubt that it will be imparted to the offspring in a 

 large degree. Sneh has been the experience of breeders. In 

 color white black and tan seems to he the most, fashionable, I 

 am breeding some now that are ticked all oyer. They are beautiful 

 and as readily seen on ground or snow as the white black and tan. 

 I select for breeding those with a good, clear note, as this is the 

 music for the chase. It is well to have it well developed, and 

 without this very important feature, the sport would he mono- 

 tonous. I accustom my puppies to follow me at an early age, 

 commencing their training at about three or four months old, 

 taking all the puppies out, together. In that way they learn to run 

 together. A flog trained by himself seldom runs well in a pack. 

 The very best thing to train'a young dog ou is an English rabbit, 

 and they are very easily obtained, and the scent is the same as a 

 wild rabbit, or hare. I am now breeding the genuine English 

 hare, for the. training of beagles. Thev are very fleet, andean 

 keep out, of the way of the pack. The proper way is to take the 

 rabbit or hare some distance from their burrow, then let the pup- 

 pies at first rim by sight, which they will do readily. The intro- 

 duction of an old, slow beagle will help them amazingly at tho 

 start, Tho hare will make its wav back to the burrow aud escape, 

 and can be carried out at any time for another chase. After they 

 are well up to their modo of hunting and tongue has boon vreU de- 



v eloped, take tbem to guoit rabbir pr ( , in scene tie ]■: envoi ;,:, 



the open country does not offord any sport for this kind of hunt- 

 ing, as a rabbit in nine cases out of ten, after being started, would 

 go straight to hole. I always take my position in the edge of the 

 thicket, and let the dogs do the Finding, In the early part of the 

 ' the best time, for the rabbit s will then be on the move 

 to strike a fresh trail and start the rabbit 

 but tak 



nd they would be 



the rabbit has be 



if net, killed or taken to hole it will 



e ' •, e „ /, ,!,,:■ Id ,, II,- , , ' 



he sure to return near to st.a. ting point. They run in circlOF 

 entity, making shorter circles every time. You can encourage your 

 dogs as they pass you by in their rounds, bui never call them from 

 the track. Should they make n loss and vou see where the rabbit 

 has gone, do not be in a hurry to assist them in taking up the 

 track again, but if they should fail to do so, then vou may assist, 

 them in findiir" it I "eicrailv do tin-, bv calbn ■- tbem to me and 

 waving rov hand amarfiy alone vbect the rabbit baggone. They 



,,'!! ,,'e: b in: i" .:'. 11 '■•111 ill this Wll)' ll-lldl'v. Ill nilMUjii 



itieni freqi'ed:,, i) tW« wi t hftt« had dogs run well (md true at 



i ■■".."■;.' .J | IB I ' propel' seft- 



l for shooting rabbits it might take you two or three years to 

 in them properly. 



the. best article on food for dogs was written by Everet Von Cu- 

 in PoriEST am. Stiieam. Vol. 15. No. 15 (Nov. 11, 1880). 



Geo. 3?ownaij-. 



NEW YORK DOG SHOW. 



IT has been decided to hold tho fifth annual bench show of the 

 *■■ Westminster Kcunel Club, as already stated in last week's 

 issue, at the American Institute Building, the dates set apart being 

 April 26, 27, 28 and 29. 31r. Charles Lincoln, who has efficiently 

 superintended these shows from the beginning, arrived in town on 

 Thursday last, aud at once opened an office at No. 13S Fulton street. 

 There is no man in the country who haB bad as great experience u* 

 these matters, and the happi possession of a faculty to systematize' 

 l , , e, -sificatiou of the dogs' and the management of all detail ren- 

 ders bis services indispensable for the success of such enterprises. 

 The arrangements will be on a much larger scale than heretofore. 

 dins year there will be fill classes, against 75 last year, 92 in 1.879, 

 :il in 1873 mid 71 in 1877. Champion classes have been provided 

 for mastiffs, St. Bernards, collies, fox-terriers (both dogs andi 

 bitches), pugs and Yorkshire terriers. There will be one class for 



Held -psiie's :,,,,r O. 11'-,. i-i might, Ceie f u.-l:, .-does under J'-, 



lbs,, and one for cocker bib-he-: under 28 lbs. Two for bull terriers: 

 aboye, and under 25 lbs. in weight respectively, and an extra class. 

 Tor Irish terriers, of which there are now a number in the country. 

 The building where the show is to be held is much larger than 

 the Madison Square Garden, where the shows before this have 

 taken place ; the ventilation is much better arranged, and there 

 will be a largo portion of the building set aside for the eM-reien.g 

 of the dogs. It has been decided to select American judges for 

 the sporting classes, and the single-handed system will take the 

 p'ace of the old way of having three judges. Not until to-morrow 

 will the selection be. made and the number of judges chosen, audi 

 tho pooling of Urn different classes together, which each judge is. 

 to be allotted, decided upon. Different plans have been .suggest- 

 ed, one that there bo a separate judge for each of the following 

 classes : English setters. Cordons, Irish and pointers ; one judge 

 for the hound classes aud spaniels, and one for the non-sporting 

 classes, making slxiuall. Another plauniielerdiseussioi. is to make 

 font divisions and to place together i H the English setters and 

 pointers, (21 the Gordons and Irish, (31 the hounds and spaniel-, 



aud (41 tho lion -sporting, 'this will need but four .pulp, s d al 



(tough there will be room to have three rings going al or.ee, vet 

 we woidd prefer to see the more expeditious and less laborious 

 method of having six judges adopted. 



STERLING DOG SHOW. 



Btehlino, III., Eeb. U. 

 EdiioY Foi-tst and Stream : 



I send you the premium list of the first e: • I Lhi lion ' . :-..- :,,, 

 River Valley Poultry and Kennel Club, C. B. Whitford, of St. 

 Louis, Judge, The weather was fearfid all the week, it eould uot 

 have been worse : 



English Setter Bitches— 1st, T. Donoghue's (Da Salle, 111.) Daisy. 

 Irish Setter Dogs— 1st, T. Donoghue's MhIi 1'ritz: h c, J. E. Cur- 

 rier's George. 

 Irish Setter Dog Puppies— 1st, A. Fulton's (hock Falls, IU.iDarby; 

 ' " H. jfPenae'B (Boci tabs. 111.' Term: ; h c, Vv\ II. Mil- 



ler's 



Sterlii 



, IU.) 



II. 



.h Setter Biteh'Pups— 1st, W. H. Wheeler's Lady Wheeler. 

 Gordon Setter Tups— 1st. J. F. Covev's Don. 

 Pointer Bitches— 1st: P. May's Jessie : v ti c, A William's Nell. 

 Pointer Puppies — 1st, T. Donoghue's Princess Nell. 

 Irish Water Spaniels— 1st, T. Donoghue's Count Bendigo. 

 English Bull Dogs— 1st, E. B. Commerford's .lack. 

 l'.nil Terriers- -1st. .1. E. Kellev's Joe ; v h e, A. Adair's Jack. 

 Skve Terrier Dogs— 1st, E. II. Gait's Jack. 

 Sk'ye Terrier Bitches— 1st, C. A Reefer's Flossy. 

 Black aud Tan Dog— 1st, W. P. Ross's Tip. 

 Black and Tan Bitches— C. A. Reefer's Duffie. 

 Black and Tan Tuppies— 1st, C. A. Reefer's Buster ; v h c, C, 



Keeefer's Cute. 

 Special Prizes— A Fulton. (Rock Falls, 111.) takes one of y 

 specials, the Fouebt anu" Stiusam prize, for best Irisli 

 pnp dog. 



T. Donoghue (La Salle, 111.) takes the other for best Irish setter 

 dog. 



The other was not taken as there was uot. a LlowcUin shown. T. 

 Donoghue's Irish water spaniel secured the highest of any dog on 

 exhibition. Their was a large number of exhibitors with their dogs 

 that could not get hero on account of the storm, as most all t ho trains 

 were snowed in along the road. We hope to have a large snow 

 next year. Allow me to thank your paper f. 

 for the society in advertising the sh 

 FemnsT ASffi SrnEAM. 11 



Although tho above comuinniea 

 tnark on Hie envelope shows that it 

 thus accounting for its non appears 



-otter 



lso fervour specials oi the 

 Ijrj.wTHEiii-omi, Secretary, 

 is dated the 14tb the post 

 uot mailed until tho 18th 



y glad to see your 



CORRESPONDENTS' COMMENTS. 



JOCltEVINCJ AT FIELD TBtALS. 



WE publish below some of the many r 

 come to us. since, the publication in th 

 of the article " Jockeying at Field Trials." 

 ters from prominent sportsmen, breeders an 

 of the same tenor. 



A Philadelphia correspondent says : "Iar 

 article on jockeying at field trials. Unless lie-id trials are run in 

 the interest of all, and not for breeders only, it will soon be found 

 gentlemen will not support them.— G. E." 



A Hudson, N. V., letter say; : " Am glad that the cold snap did 

 ue>t prevent you from showing up the jockey. He deserves it all 

 aud more.— G. H " 



FiEiiMot.-T, N. V., Feb. 10.— Your answer to Whitford gives gen- 

 end satisfaction, and the opinion is that it will block that little 

 game of circling a dog ahead of another at, held trials. I am glad 

 (In rr las In-.- ii'„i»iir one who dared to show up I he trichon ol the 

 thing.— W. F. Steel. 



Baltimore, Md.— Allow me to express to yon in 

 thanks for your masterly article on jockeying at field trial 



ing this I believe yon have the tbanke 

 dog. We are ablo to see now why so i 

 hunted in the field by gentlemen in a s 

 arc known to be good are often beaten i 

 that it is not necessarily because they h 

 that the defeat is in many eases caused 

 is this jockeying allowed by the judges' 

 trials would 'bo more largely attended I 

 with many moro entries if ow 

 I have heard many say they 



of all well-wishe 

 dogs that hi 



ut.si 



Id tri 



•ulike 



hearty 

 In do"- 

 of the 

 o been 



We 



dog, but 



dog jockeys. Why 



youthiuk "the field 



of the dog and 



i'H would" hunt their own animals ? 



lid like to enter, but decline eloiug 



account of meeting, not a finer dog. but 

 shark. I see that this Whitford is to play the fole of dog judge at. 

 the Sterling dog show.— Thirty-Two. 



Pbilapelphia, Pa., Feb. 8.— 1 have carefully read your able reply 

 l,o l.hr, Whitford article, and can say that vou may safely rest, your 

 ease as stated before the sportsmen of this country. The onus 

 of the matter is squarely placed where it belongs, i. e., on the 

 judges, and they should define the difference between hunting the 

 dogs iu a sportsmanlike aud a gentlemanlike manner. 



" TUP, GBKliN-EYED MONSTER " - Havnim, Cuba, Feb. id 

 Tito following is it sti'tiugo c.!se. 'I a mother h- d. |eojDllil df bee 

 puppies. She was n black and li.n terrier mid was ; , i , I ,',. I tli I 



' Mierjd of mine, but ftfler nhn bad pups, three in Bon 



