All about animals. Facts, stories and anecdotes (1900) (14591315328)

Identifier: allaboutanimalsf00newy (find matches)
Title: All about animals. Facts, stories and anecdotes
Year: 1900 (1900s)
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Subjects: Animals
Publisher: New York, McLoughlin bros
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



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DOG FAMILY. ST. BERNARD. This magnificent dog gains its name from a famous monastery in Switzer-land, where it has been taught to rescue people lost in the snow, and therebyearned for itself world-wide fame. Whenever a snow-storm occurs the monksin the monastery send their dogs out to look for belated travellers. When thedog finds anyone it bays loudly, all the while scraping the snow from thefrozen traveller. The monks then set out to the rescue. In the United States the St. Bernard thrives very well, and some magnifi-cent dogs can be seen about the streets. Its temper is a little uncertain. BLOODHOUND. The Bloodhound gains its name from the wonderful sense of smell itpossesses, which enables it to scent a persons trail for miles over any country.The trail is often slight, but the bloodhounds instinct is unerring. FOXHOUND. This dog is short, strongly built, and smooth-skinned. It has been so care-fully bred that it has nearly reached the height of perfection. In England itlives in p