FOREST AND • STREAM. 



f Jul* St, 1868. 



SAIL PLAN CUTTER ZERUAH. 



"Sayings and Dislikes of Old Cato." 



Under this caption, in "Homo et Canis," the reverend 

 author makes Old Cato a medium for the uttering of 

 some aphorisms. It is plain that, concerning the immor- 

 tality of the dog, he differed radically from that intrepid 

 writer. Rev. Charles Josiah Adams, who writes so sym- 

 pathetically and so convincingly of the life hereafter. 

 But to return to Old Cato's sayings: 



A dog has no immortal part, although he has a spiritual 

 origin. 



It is not the flesh or nerve of a dog's body which feels, 

 has pleasure' and suffers pain, more than man's. It is 

 the life within. 



In the count between men and dogs, the latter are not 

 always the losers. 



The greatest difference between a man and a dog is 

 that the one lives forever, no matter how mean he may 

 be, and the other ends his existence in this world, no 

 matter how good he is. 



A very short life is better than no life, even to a dog. 



A life more or less miserable, or full of hardship, want 

 and misery, is better than no life at all. 



To live but a day, an hour, secures man an eternity. 



A man is immortal in this world only in his deeds, 

 words or reputation. So may a dog be immortal. 



Generally dogs have better noses for things than men. 



A dog is a wonderfully short-sighted creature, yet he is 

 as stupid in finding out the fact as the man is in finding 

 a similar defect in his own mind. 



At 400 or 500ft. , to most dogs a street riot is the same 

 as a battle in the clouds. 



The points in which most men are superior to the best 

 dogs are so numerous, and those in which some men are 

 much meaner than the worst dogs are so well understood, 

 that comparisons are of little consequence. 



A man should see that his dog is in a presentable con- 

 dition as well as himself. 



If you have a dog by your side, let him be well formed, 

 fine-looking and spirited of his kind. 



No wideawake, well-dressed, refined, intelligent man 

 should have for his companion or own a mean-looking, 

 diseased or badly kept dog. 



A man may be judged by the character of his dog 

 companions as well as by that of his human associates.J 



Do not have any but clean, good-looking, perfect, jgood- 

 tempered dogs for associates of your children. 



Every man of spirit will make an effort to have the best 

 of everything. 



No right-minded man will be contented to be repre- 

 sented by or have called after him anything which is not 

 the best and most satisfactory of its kind. 



Only beautiful animals and things should be selected as 

 the companions of men, women and children. 



All companionship, whether it be rags and mean dress, 

 or good and suitable dress, flowers and clean animals, or 

 men of rude and coarse or model character and bearing, 

 or what not, will have its adequate natural influence on 

 your own mind and character as well as upon your suc- 

 cess in life. 



At best the companionship of dogs is not without some 

 drawbacks to man, even from an esthetic point of view. 



No mere animal will show the good or bad effects of 

 high or low breeding and life so readily as the dog. 



There is a matter of choice even in the association of 

 dogs among dogs. 



Every respectable dog will carry his tail lightly and 

 gracefully. 



Do not be angry at your dog if he cannot see a cow or 

 a hog at the other end of the field. His eyes have a very 

 short range. 



You can never make a willing, useful, amiable, spirited 

 dog by beating and abusing him. 



Take good care of your dog for his sake and for your 

 own. 



If you are poor do not keep many dogs, unless you 

 want to starve them and have the reputation of being a 

 shiftless and worthless fellow. 



In the cities, one dog is generally too many to each 

 family. 



Some poor people have as many dogs as they have 

 children, and the poorer, meaner and more ignorant they 

 are, the more they have of each. 



Have a house for yourjdog and let him understand that 

 he has no other. If he uses your house he soon becomes 

 unwilling and unfit to use his own. 



A dog needs a warm dry bed in cold weather, but no 

 fire. As he cannot put on great overcoats and warm 

 boots, sitting or sleeping by the fire, makes him unfit for 



outdoor life and renders him liable to colds and other 

 troubles. 



Some dogs have constitutionally bad breaths, and other- 

 wise they help to render impure the air of the family or 

 bedroom. 



Carefully speaking, only one animal, man or dog, 

 should sleep in an ordinary-sized room. 



If a dog gets wet in cold or chilly weather, by rain or 

 otherwise, keep him running until he gets dry. 



Do not take your dog with you or allow him to follow 

 you everywhere you go. 



Other people may not have the same opinion about your 

 dog that you have, nor the same views_about dog manage- 

 ment. 



But you ought to have your dog and your children 

 alike so well trained that your neighbors and friends 

 would not dread to see them coming with you. 



Unfortunately many a child and many a dog will 

 behave much better on a visit or among strangers when 

 his owner is not present. 



Do not allow a dog to lick your face. It is not a pretty 

 nor a safe practice. 



Do not eat in the presence of your dog unless you are 

 going to feed him at the same time. 



Do not play with or allow your pet to monopolize your 

 attention in the presence of visitors. They do not call to 

 see you make a fool of yourself. 



Do not take your dog with you to church. He will not 

 add anything to the spiritual peace of the occasion. 



Do not go on a visit for a day or two, or a week, and 

 leave your poor dog to shift for himself. It is the way to 

 make a thief out of him, or cause him to lose his interest 

 in your and his own home. 



Do not lead your dog into temptation, but deliver him 

 from evil. 



Do not lie to your dog or cheat him. The practice will 

 injure him and do you no good. 



Do not feed your dog every time you have an oppor- 

 tunity, but give him a good feed or two every twenty-four 

 hours and a bone for the rest of the day. 



Do not hack, dock or cut off your dog's tail. The prac- 

 tice is thoughtless or wicked. 



Cutting off the tail does not help the dog on in life, and 

 does mutilate his body and deprive him of much comfort, 



