: Stories of Romance by Craik Dinah Maria Mulock Cunningham Allan Holmes Oliver Wendell Spofford Harriet Elizabeth Prescott Wilson John Johnson Rossiter Editor - Fiction; Short stories; Literature Collections

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PAGE INTRODUCTION, 1

THE DOG

Ancestry of the Domesticated Dogs.--Early Uses of the Animal: Variations induced by Civilization.--Shepherd-dogs: their Peculiarities; other Breeds.--Possible Intellectual Advances.--Evils of Specialized Breeding.--Likeness of Emotions of Dogs to those of Man: Comparison with other Domesticated Animals.--Modes of Expression of Emotions in Dogs.--Future Development of this Species.--Comparison of Dogs and Cats as regards Intelligence and Position in Relation to Man, 11

THE HORSE

Value of the Strength of the Horse to Man.--Origin of the Horse.--Peculiar Advantage of the Solid Hoof.--Domestication of the Horse.--How begun.--Use as a Pack Animal.--For War.--Peculiar Advantages of the Animal for Use of Men.--Mental Peculiarities.--Variability of Body.--Spontaneous Variations due to Climate.--Variations of Breeds.--Effect of the Invention of Horseshoes.--Donkeys and Mules compared with Horse.--Especial Value of these Animals.--Diminishing Value of Horses in Modern Civilization.--Continued Need of their Service in War, 57

THE FLOCKS AND HERDS: BEASTS FOR BURDEN, FOOD, AND RAIMENT

Effect of this Group of Animals on Man.--First Subjugations.--Basis of Domesticability.--Horned Cattle.--Wool-bearing Animals.--Sheep and Goats.--Camels: their Limitation.--Elephants: Ancient History; Distribution; Intelligence; Use in the Arts; Need of True Domestication.--Pigs: their Peculiar Economic Value; Modern Varieties; Mental Qualities.--Relation of the Development of Domesticable Animals to the Time of Man's Appearance on the Earth, 103

DOMESTICATED BIRDS

Domestication of Animals mainly accomplished by the Aryan Race; Small Amount of Such Work by American Indians.--Barnyard Fowl: Mental Qualities; Habits of Combat.--Peacocks: their Limited Domestication.--Turkeys: their Origin; tending to revert to the Savage State.--Water Fowl: Limited Number of Species domesticated; Intellectual Qualities of this Group.--The Pigeon: Origin and History of Group; Marvels of Breeding.--Song Birds.--Hawks and Hawking.--Sympathetic Motive of Birds: their AEsthetic Sense; their Capacity for Enjoyment, 152

USEFUL INSECTS

Relations of Men to Insect World.--But Few Species Useful to Man.--Little Trace of Domestication.--Honey-bees: their Origin; Reasons for no Selective Work; Habits of the Species.--Silkworms: Singular Importance to Man.--Intelligence of Species.--Cochineal Insect.--Spanish Flies.--Future of Man relative to Useful Insects, 190

THE RIGHTS OF ANIMALS

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