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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 5, 
THE AIREDALE DOG. 
I was happy to find that such a sensible 
person as the Hope Farm man ha$. not 
only good feeling for a dog, but that he 
would become an Airedale enthusiast. 1 
had not quite made up my mind to own 
an Airedale until I read about the Hope 
Farm dogs, and forthwith I procured a 
puppy, and we too find all the good quali¬ 
ties claimed for the breed. At first I 
imagined I had drawn a “aero-dale"’ dog, 
as she was up in the air or flying about 
most of the time, but we are gradually 
getting her broken of this manner of show¬ 
ing her affection, although it is naturally 
hard to keep a good dog down. 
I learned a good deal about the breed 
from 'Williams Haynes’ book on “The Aire- 
AIREDALE TERRIER “NORDICA.” 
dale.” Haynes quotes the Airedale as 
driving sheep in Australia, dragging sleds 
in the Arctic and herding cattle on the 
Western plains, tending the baby at home 
and hunting anything from a field mouse 
to a grizzly bear. The Airedale can run 
like a wolf and will take to water like an 
otter, which he was bred to hunt. He 
does not “butt in” looking for trouble with 
each dog he meets, but once he’s “in” he 
'will see that he hasn’t started something 
he couldn't finish. He is kind, obedient 
and most affectionate—a little mischievous 
at times maybe when he’s full of play, but 
a thoroughly worthy companion for chil¬ 
dren or watchman for property. He has 
the disposition of a lamb and feelings as 
sensitive as a woman’s, combined with the 
courage of a lion, and is certainly the most 
all-round dog there is. He is quite able 
to master all the tasks a dog is called upon 
to perform ; in fact, it *is said that he can 
do anything better than any other dog 
and then lick the other dog. He has an 
ANOTHER VIEW OF “NORDICA.” 
iron constitution—equally at home in the 
snowy wastes of Alaska or on the alkali 
deserts of Nevada, the dry bracing air of 
Colorado or the fever-laden atmosphere of 
the Everglades. lie is not pretty, his most 
enthusiastic admirers don’t claim this, but 
he is of good physique and symmetry; has 
a coat of odd coloring with a black or iron 
grey saddle, set off with rich tan, and last 
but not least, has a most appealing ex¬ 
pression, with child-like hazel or black 
eyes. He is almost as large as a pointer, 
weighing about 45 pounds, but, on account 
of bis breeding, is still a terrier—the biggest 
and best terrier, ideally useful for the 
country, for he does love to roam. Ilis 
double coat is like the collie's, and sheds 
water like a duck’s back; it serves as an 
armor against thorns, claws and teeth. 
On account of America having the pick 
of the breeding stock at the start, due to 
the energies of Mr. C. II. Mason, originally 
a Yorkshireman, and editor of “Man's Best 
Friend,” as well as his followers being well 
able to possess a scarce article at that time, 
the standard has assumed a high plane. 
He has won honor in our show rings as 
the most popular breed to-day—a dog of 1 
exceptional smartness, unfailing courage 
and remarkable stamina. There are few 
Airedales in Texas as yet, although with 
the popularity the breed is enjoying else¬ 
where this condition will not last long. 
As to the history of his breeding, he is a 
product of the middle nineteenth century. 
In 1850 Yorkshiremen near the town of 
Bingley in the valley of the River Aire set 
to work to manufacture a dog that would 
fit the papers, meeting the requirements 
of the hunt, the fight and companionship, 
and they evolved a product remarkable in 
these qualities. His early breeding is 
somewhat of a mystery—from which likely 
comes his nondescript appearance, that 
“fuzzy-faced dog”—but it is generally ac¬ 
cepted that he was originally a cross be¬ 
tween a tan-grizzle terrier (now extinct or 
absorbed in other breeds, but once com¬ 
mon in the Midlands) and the big wire- 
coated otterhound, a water dog of the 
bloodhound type that comes in all colors 
of Joseph’s famous coat, but mainly white 
with black and tannish markings. To this 
cross were added dashes of bull terrier 
and Bedling'ton terrier—probably also 
sprinkles of collie blood and of Fox, Man¬ 
chester, Welsh, Old English and Dandy 
Dinmont terriers, all popular in the Mid¬ 
lands at the time of the Airedale’s making. 
Just how and why this strange indefinite 
admixture of bloods should have resulted 
in the Airedale, no one can say. The 
otterhound contributed the size and love 
of the water, and the preponderance of 
terrier blood has kept all his characteris¬ 
tics terrier in spite of his size. But. from 
the beginning, the makers kept an object 
in view; the Yorkshiremen wanted a big* 
strong dead-game water-loving dog of the 
terrier type, and these qualities were fixed, 
although he has become somewhat larger 
since his introduction and is even doing 
police duty in foreign lands. By nature 
and the art of breeding the Airedale has 
become endowed with gifts fitting him 
to do whatever a dog may be called upon 
to do, except that proper training will 
enable him to do it more easily and bet¬ 
ter. He never would have become so 
widely popular With man, woman and 
child had it not been that behind his use¬ 
fulness there is sterling character and 
good disposition. victor l. labadie. 
Texas. 
A “Consumption Cure.” 
The Michigan State Board of Health ex¬ 
poses the fake of “oxidaze tablets," a cure 
for tuberculosis, pneumonia, asthma and 
laryngitis. It is also a “remedy” for 
whooping cough. This is what the De¬ 
partment states: 
“An inspector of this Department bought 
a sample bottle of these tablets at Howell. 
There were 10 tablets weighing in all 277 
grains. Each tablet of 27 grains contained 
23 grains of common sugar, a little over 
two grains of starch and about two grains 
of essential oils, oil of cinnamon predom¬ 
inating. The whole 10 tablets, which retail 
at 35 cents, cost about one-third of a cent. 
The tablets are right named “Oxidaze,” for 
the sugar cure for tuberculosis would cer¬ 
tainly daze an ox. The consumer in these 
tablets pays 81.50 a pound for loaf sugar 
which he can buy for nine cents a pound, 
and which is just as good a cure for tuber¬ 
culosis, pneumonia, asthma and whoopihg 
cough as these Oxidaze Tablets, which are 
called in the circular “Nature’s remedy.” 
Strange to say this cure was advertised at 
Howell, Mich., the seat of the Michigan in¬ 
stitute for tuberculosis patients ! 
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