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DOGS. 



and palatable. The horse is now a recognized 

 article of consumption in Europe ; the cat has 

 long served its turn, as civet de lapin, without 

 the honours of publicity ; and the day may come 

 when 6 dog-meat ' will appear regularly in the 

 market. I have often marvelled at the preju- 

 dices and squeamishness of those races who will 

 eat the uncleanest things, such as pigs, ducks, 

 and fowls, to which they are accustomed, and 

 yet who feel disgust at the idea of touching the 

 purest feeders, simply because the food is new. 

 It is indeed time to enlarge the antiquated 

 dietary attributed to the Hebrew lawgiver, and 

 practically to recognize the fact that, in the 

 temperates at least, almost all flesh is wholesome 

 meat for man. 



European dogs at Zanzibar require as much 

 attention as white babies, but these die whilst 

 those live. They must be guarded from heat 

 and cold, sun and rain, dew and wind. Their 

 meals must be light and regular, soup taking 

 the place of meat. They must be bathed in 

 warm water, their coats should be carefully 

 dried, they are sent to bed early, and their 

 smallest ailments require the promptest treat- 

 ment with sulphur, ' oil,' and other specifics, 

 otherwise they will never live to enjoy the hon- 



