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  AMERICAN 
  HOMES 
  AND 
  GARDENS 
  

  

  July, 
  1907 
  

  

  known 
  in 
  this 
  country 
  and 
  only 
  approached, 
  

   but 
  not 
  equaled, 
  by 
  the 
  celebrated 
  eulogy 
  

   of 
  Buffon, 
  the 
  eminent 
  French 
  naturalist. 
  

   It 
  is 
  undeniable 
  that 
  these 
  encomiums 
  are 
  

   richly 
  deserved, 
  for 
  no 
  other 
  domestic 
  ani- 
  

   mal 
  has 
  ever 
  done 
  as 
  much 
  to 
  guard 
  and 
  save 
  

   life 
  and 
  property. 
  For 
  an 
  example, 
  we 
  need 
  go 
  no 
  

   further 
  than 
  the 
  unparalleled 
  record 
  of 
  Barry, 
  

  

  