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THE DOG. 
go from one side to the other till by thei' 
smell they regain it. When, as it often haf 
pens during a long journey, it is found impo? 
sible to proceed, the dogs, lying round the** 
master, will keep him warm and defend hii’ 
from danger. They also foretell an approaclf 
ing storm by stopping and scraping the sno^ 
with their feet : in which case it is always 
visable to look out immediately for some vil' 
lage or place of shelter. The manner in whic' 
these dogs are treated is not best calculated 
secure their attachment. In winter they af* 
scantily fed upon putrid fish, and in surnm''' 
they are turned loose to shift for themselve- 
till the return of the cold season renders’ 
necessary that they should be again collecte^l 
and reduced once more to their state of lab” 
rious servitude. 
In the same manner the dogs of Newfoun^ 
land, one of the most active and sagacio’' 
varieties, are employed in their native islaJ’* 
