June 29, 1895.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
ings to get inside are ignored, he may bark furiously at 
an imaginary enemy, which brings his master outdoors, 
and during this deceptive diversion he sneaks inside, 
having accomplished his purpose. Dogs bark at each 
other without any Bhow of anger, holding a chat to- 
gether apparently. . 
I have a friend who firmly believes that dogs and all 
the lower animals have the power of understanding each 
other by the subtle transmission of thought, one mind 
having a knowledge of the workings of the other, the 
manner of the communication not being clear to our 
senses. The mind- reading power which a few men pos- 
sess, he maintains, is but the fragment of a lost sense, 
which is becoming extinct, but which was common to all 
men in a savage state before there was a language. He 
holds that the acts of dogs show beyond cavil that the 
dogs understand each other's motives and desires, without 
any means of communication which are perceptible to 
the senses of man, and therefore there must be some ani- 
mal magnetism which conveys their thoughts one to an- 
other. Gazehound. 
THE FOOD OF DOGS. 
Buffalo, N. Y. — Editor Forest and Stream : It seems 
strange to me,* strange that, in the light of such broad 
every-day evidence, there are those who still maintain 
that the dog is a carnivorous animal exclusively, and that a 
vegetable diet is injurious to him, or at least unhealthful 
and improper, and that the dog in his nature is much the 
same as he was in a wild state, a meat-eating, blood- 
thirsty animal, ever vigilant to kill and destroy. The 
life of the' dog to-day, the practical every-day habits of 
the dog as a companion to civilized people, is enough of 
itself to refute this theory. Dogs eat vegetable food and 
thrive on it, Many eminent physicians and veterinarians 
teach us that animal food, fed to the dog without a large 
proportion of vegetable food, is sure to produce vitiated 
blood, organic trouble of the liver, stomach and kidnevs, 
and to a certainty obnoxious skin diseases, mange, eczema, 
etc. These results, coming as they do directly from feed- 
ing meat, are a proof of the unwholesomeness of meat as 
an article of diet. We have the testimony of the best 
veterinarians — Glover, Sherwood, "Ashmont," Mills, etc. 
which should settle the scientific phase of the question. 
We have the evidence of the dog's fondness for vegetable 
food to settle the natural features of the question. 
It is true that at some time in the past, so far back that 
the mind or knowledge of man cannot reach, when the 
dog was in a wild state, and when he was forced to eat 
meat or starve to death, he was carnivorous. While he 
has the capabilities of living on vegetable food, nature 
seems to be remiss in furnishing him with the correct 
teeth for grinding, such as we observe in the horse, ox, 
sheep and goats. This is surely a remarkable instance 
of adaptability, as we observe in only one other animal, 
and that is man himself, 
No doubt all these changes in the nature of the dog 
have been brought about by domesticity; the association 
with man and the consequent impressions and education 
which have been transmitted from generation to genera- 
tion through centuries, till at last what was mere educa- 
tion became natural and hereditary. 
Man himself has changed greatly in his nature from 
civilization, or the association in a state of society which 
has beneficent effects in enlarging his mind, improving 
his body, and adding to his knowledge. 
These effects, while not so pronounced, are quite notice- 
able in all the animals under his dominion, the horse, the ox, 
the dog, and the cat, which in its wild state is the most 
bloodthirsty and cruel of all animals, and has withstood 
the beneficial effects of associating with man to a degree 
exceeding that of any other animal ; still, the nature of 
the cat has been much softened and improved by its life 
in domesticity, and it too is gradually changing from a 
meat- eating animal to an eater of vegetables, 
With the testimony of our best professional men, the 
testimony of many owners of dogs and the testimony of 
the dog's natural craving for vegetable food, and the good 
health which follows living on a vegetable diet, is it not 
astonishing that there should be any person who claims 
that a diet of meat alone is proper for our dogs ? In the 
light of modern science and experience, the old-fashioned 
notions are gradually being swept away to the oblivion 
which overtakes the misbeliefs left in the rear by pro- 
gress. 
It is possible that the habits of the dog as they are 
acquired about the home of his master may not be con- 
sidered as containing complete evidence of his whole 
nature. Then I offer one or two traits which I observed 
while on a visit in the South the past year, and which I 
was informed were so common and well known in that 
section as to occasion no remark. 
The native negro dogs and hounds will visit the corn- 
fields and tear off the green ears from the growing corn 
and eat them with relish and avidity. They also will 
visit the persimmon trees and eat the ripe fruit which 
has fallen to the ground. Dogs have a regular route 
from one persimmon tree to another, sometimes long 
distances from home, which they travel daily, so dearly 
do they crave for the fruit. All this evidence convinces 
me that the dog is naturally a vegetarian now, no ma tter 
what he was in a wild state. Vegetarian. 
The Chickens and Do» Training. 
Milwaukee, Wis.— Editor Forest and Stream: I have 
just returned from the Memphis tournament, which was 
a grand success, having the largest number of entries of 
any shoot of the season. Mr. Hough and myself met 
two of our San Antonio friends there, Messrs. Oscar 
Guessaz and Joe George, and we had a very pleasant re- 
union and planned for another hunting trip together next 
winter in Texas, if nothing prevents. 
I have had plenty of trap-shooting, for a while at least, 
and I am now getting my dogs m shape to send to North 
Dakota to begin work on chicken for the coming trials. 
Thomas Richards and myself will leave here about June 
25 with eight dogs of my own and several others to work 
for other gentlemen. We will locate near the Turtle 
Mountains, where the chicken and grouse are very plenti- 
ful, and I hear that there has been a good rainfall in that 
section of late, so the conditions seem to be very favor- 
able for us for a good season's work. On my arrival at 
the kennel I was pleased to find two fine litters of puppies 
sired by Ch. Paul Gladstone out of Tube Rose (Count 
Noble- ex Lit) and one out of Lady Lucy (Druid, Jr., ex 
Lady Patch). There are in both litters six dogs and five 
bitches, all hearty and strong, and all but two of the 
puppies are black, white and tan. I shall keep all of 
these puppies until old enough to make a good selection 
for myself, as I am anxious to get a good stud dog from 
one of the litters. Richard Merrill. 
English Setter Type. 
Bridgeport, Conn.— Editor Forest and Stream: Which 
type is correct? Why does not the A. K. C. define it and 
appoint judges who will follow the standard adopted? 
It is as a lover of one of the handsomest of all our 
canine friends, the English setter, and not as a kicker, 
that I am induced to write the following: 
When attending the New York show last February, and 
after paying particular attention to the dogs, both in the 
ring and for two days afterward, I was forced to the con- 
clusion that while there were more good dogs exhibited 
than there have been for four or five years past, there was 
a decided lack of uniformity of type, and it was from that 
very lack of uniformity that the question arose in my mind 
as to what was its cause. After talking the matter over 
with various breeders of experience, and seeing the con- 
flicting awards at the shows following New York and ter- 
minating at Boston, I was forced to one conclusion, viz,, 
that the fault, and fault it undoubtedly is, lies with the 
judges' interpretation of what constitutes the proper type 
of an English setter — their decisions in the judging ring 
being responsible for the perpetuation of the type of the 
winner to a more or less extent, for the reason that the 
novice invariably breeds to the winning dog irrespective 
of type, and as far as he has confidence in the abilities of 
the party to adjudicate on the qualities of the dog ex- 
hibited. If I am right in the above conclusion, does it 
not behoove the show committees to appoint men as judges 
who will conform to a certain type, and not men who have 
a type of their own and can see no good in anyone's else? 
"Stonehenge" is, I believe, the authority up to the pres- 
ent time, and while the English Setter Club of America 
tried two years ago to improve on it many wilJ agree 
with me that they made a dismal failure; for the dogs 
which won nine-tenths of their specials were nearer to 
"Stonehenge" standard than any other. This being the 
case, why do not kennel clubs head the premium lists for 
setter classes as follows: "Will be judged by 'Stonehenge' 
standard," so that exhibitors can form some idea of the 
type of dog needed to compete with a chance of winning, 
and thus do away with the necessity of keeping, as some 
do, two distinct types of the same breed to show under 
different judges. 
To lead to no false impressions, I will state that I am a 
firm advocate of the "Stonehenge" or Lavarack type of 
set'ers, and as such I aim to breed to that type, and until 
we can produce a dog of that type why try to breed other- 
wise? I think I hear some one say, "It is easier to breed 
the otherwise," or, in other words, we would rather fit the 
standard to the dog we have than breed a dog to the 
standard required. 
This, gentlemen, is the ruination of the breeding of 
English setters, and I think I can honestly say has been 
the cause of many an old admirer and breeder as well as 
new onies leaving the fancy. 
I have stated that I firmly believe the judges are to 
blame; the reporters too are so in a measure, for what- 
ever type of dog wins it is rarely they criticise the award, 
and that fact alone to parties not attending the exhibi- 
tions is confirmatory evidence that they agree with the 
decisions. To illustrate, The Earl, a dog of Lavarack 
type, won at New York. Every paper, I think, without 
exception, agreed with the decision or acquiesced by their 
silence in reporting otherwise. He then goes to Boston, 
and we find the same dog got vhc, while Cincinnatus 
Pride, a dog only vhc. at New York, is placed second. 
Surely condition alone cannot make such a difference. 
No, it is one man's opinion against another's, and no 
standard is taken into consideration in forming a conclu- 
sion as to the relative merits of the several dogs to it. 
Another evil to the just reports of the merits of the 
several dogs is the "judge reporter." A man honored 
by the appointment of judge should certainly refrain 
from criticising his own awards unless it be for a special 
judge's report to the A. K. C. Subscribers to the several 
canine journals want'an opinion from some other source, 
and are entitled to it. To the secretary and committees 
of the coming fall shows I would say: Consider the 
matter; see if it is not to your interest, as well as the 
English setter interest in America, to appoint judges who 
are known to judge by a standard, or appoint men known 
to be setter breeders and instruct them to use such a stan- 
dard as the show shall decide, whether it be Stonehenge 
or Tennessee, only let it be known to the dog men who 
are lovers of the Laverack type of setter. 
To those who have talked with me, and especially those 
who have written and whom I have never met, Iwould 
say : Keep your dog at home unless judges favorable to 
that type are appointed. A few shows with decreased 
entries will do more to bring about the desired results 
than any amount of kicking after they are judged. 
Albert. 
DOG CHAT. 
Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan's well-known prize winning col- 
lie died recently, a press dispatch which has been given 
wide publicity relating the circumstances as follows: 
"The famous dog, which was the favorite of her owner, 
whose kennel of collies is one of the finest in the world, 
was not well this morning when Armstrong took the 
dogs out for exercise. They frisked around— all except 
Roslyn Wilkes — and then came the time for the daily 
bath in Mr. Morgan's pond. All jumped in without hesi- 
tation, Roslyn Wilkes among the rest. They swam around 
for several minutes, and when the keeper's whistle 
sounded all left the water except Rjslyn Wilkes. The 
keeper called and whistled, but it was to no purpose. 
The collie swam around the pond and refused to come 
out. Armstrong was exasperated, and began untying 
his shoes. It was the first time the dog had disobeyed 
the keeper. When Armstrong had his shoes untied and 
his trousers rolled up he started to go in the pond. The 
collie saw him and deliberately dived under the surface. 
Armstrong thought the dog was playing, but when 
minute after minute passed and the collie failed to appear 
the keeper became alarmed. He called to his assistants 
and a drag was brought. From the bottom of the pond 
near the spot where he sank was drawn the lifeless body 
of Ruslyn Wilkes. The keeper declares it was a clear 
case of suicide. The dog was purchased by Mr. Morgan 
in England several years ago, at a cost of several 
thousand dollars. Mr. Morgan is now in Europe." There 
is no proof whatever that any dog ever committed suicide. 
There is every probability that no dog ever did so. 
Roslyn Wilkes may have died from epilepsy, or apoplexy, 
or heart disease, or from one of many other causes while in 
the water, but that he committed suicide is not even a 
probability. In straining for the sensational and the 
marvelous, the ridiculous is often reached. 
From an exchange we clip the following humorous 
example of Western justice: "Here is an amusing account 
of a dog fight in one of the Western States which inter- 
rupted the proceedings of a court of justice. The case 
was going dead against the prisoner, whose neck did not 
seem worth sixpence. The culprit, who was looking 
through the window at this side, seemed to be the only 
uninterested person present. A deputy standing near 
was about to recall his attention to the proceedings, when, 
following for an instant the direction of the prisoner's 
gaze, he, too, became absorbed. The sheriff himself 
then glanced at the window, through which short barks 
could now be heard, and after one look he rushed to the 
door and commenced hurriedly descending the steps. 
The audience gazed at each other in amazement for an 
instant, before, with a simultaneous movement, tbey took 
a hurried survey of the yard. Having looked, they 
wasted no more time, but with an expression of rapture 
stealing over their faces they made for the door, accom- 
panied by the prisoner and his guard. The judge, being 
left alone in the empty court house, frowned severely at 
the vacant benches, as he said with impressive dignity, 
'I think this court will now adjourn.' Then he tucked 
up his sleeves and made good time for the yard. Here a 
dog fight was proceeding between the prisoner's dog and 
a stray animal who had offended him. After an exciting 
contest the prisoner's dog won, and the whole court went 
back to business. The judge took his seat, scrutinized 
the faces of the audience, and apparently satisfied himself 
by what he had read there, cleared his throat and began: 
'Gentlemen of the jury,' he said, 'when we were inter- 
rupted by unforeseen circumstances a short time ago I 
opine that you were just a-goin' to declare that accordin' 
to the best of your belief the pris'ner was innercent of the 
charge agin' him.' 'You've struck it, jedge,' unblushingly 
responded the jury. The judge frowned down an 
attempt at speech on the part of the sheriff, and turned 
to the prisoner. 'Pris'ner,' he said, 'you heerd the re- 
marks of them gentlemen opposite, so you may take it 
that the proceedin's is concluded. But don't you get up 
to any more of your tricks in this county, for it 'pears 
likely that next time you won't get off so easy. And now, 
what'll you take for that dog?' " 
Mr, J. B. Stoddard, the well-known handler, has ar- 
rived at Winnipeg with his string of dogs, which he will 
prepare and run in the trials. Under date of the 21st 
inst. he writes: "I arrived here without accident on Sat- 
urday last. We are having some trouble with the cus- 
toms this year. The strings have been drawn a little 
tighter. Handlers must make oath that dogs are en- 
tered in trials and the secretary must do the same. Mr.. 
Thompson, deputy collector, says that dogs entered in 
the Continental Club's trials will not pass, as that is a 
foreign club. I am no lawyer, but I think him wrong. I 
do not think the law specifies that. Anyhow, a deputa- 
tion will call upon the boss man here, of the Province, 
and have him see the head man down in Ontario and get 
matters arranged. My dogs are not through the customs 
yet — out on personal bond. Legally we have no right to 
bring a dog in unless he is a bona fide entry and we can 
show the secretary's certificate under oath. A meeting 
has been called for Monday night to try to amalgamate 
the two clubs, the Manitoba and Northwestern, and the 
prospects are good that it will be done. I have a very 
good string of dogs." 
Messrs. James Mortimer and E. M. Oldham write U8 
that the E. Bardoe Elliott fund is still receiving contribu- 
tions, the following having been added since the last re- 
port: A friend from Pittsburg, $25; Walter J. Comstock 
and a few friends, $15; Henry Brooks, $5; H. F. Church, 
$5; George Thomas, $5; Alex. M Hughes, $5; C. G. 
Browninar, $1; Donald Munro, $2. Total received to June 
22, $312 68. Subscriptions promised, $64. 
Mr. F. W. Ingalls, secretary S. C. K. C, writes us as 
follows: "At a- meeting of the Southern California Ken- 
nel Club, held at Los Angeles, the following officers were 
elected for the ensuing year: President, C. A. Sumner; 
Vice-Presidents, J. A. Edmonds, T. E. Walker, T. Bright, 
H. G. Evans, R. J. Widney; Treasurer, J. H. Kiefer; Sec- 
retary, F. W. Ingalls; Dr. Button, Veterinary Surgeon; J. 
H. Kiefer, member of the A. K. C. investigating commit- 
tee for the Pacific coast." 
In our business columns, the Chestnut Hill Kennels, 
Chestnut Hill, Phila., offer puppies. Rockland Beagle 
Kennel, Nanuet, N. Y., offer beagles. Greendale Ken- 
nels, Kensington, O., offer coon, squirrel, partridge aad 
bear dogs. Muckross Kennels, Springfield, Vt., offer 
Irish setters. Richard Merrill, Milwaukee, offers English 
setters. W. H. Pierce, Peekskill, N. Y., offers pointers. 
Geo. H. Kunkel, Mexico, Mo., offers Irish setter. O. G. 
Matthews, Pottsville, Pa., offers trained setter. Geering, 
New York, offers mounted spaniel. James Hawkins, 
Rockville, Conn., offers Italian greyhounds. A. Rose, 
Scran ton, Pa., offers bulldog. R. 1. Holbrook, Town- 
send, Vt. , offers a hound and a setter. The Old North 
State Kennels, Munroe, N. C\, will train pointers and 
setters. 
Mr. John Wootton, sec'y M. F. T. G, informs us that 
Mr. W. S. Bfell, of Pittsburg, has consented to act as 
judge at the club's trials this fall, and that the entries for 
the Derby are coming in well. 
KENNEL NOTES. 
Kennel Notes are inserted without charge ; and blank* 
(furnished free) will be sent to any address. Prepared 
Blanks sent free on application. 
BRED. 
Mr. Charles See's Nellie L., English setter bitch, May 13, to Snapper 
Garrison. 
