Wells, Samuel R. (Samuel Roberts), 1820-1875 · New York, Fowler and Wells · leaf 617
ior to his companion in intelligence andusefulness. He doubtless inherits, like the ancient races ofmen, the results of many centuries of cultivation. His apti- 26* 610 ANIMAL HEADS tude for certain duties connected with the care of sheep aremost astonishing; and he is perhaps on the whole the… … 4i Fig. 883.—Wolf. . Fig. 889.—Blood-hound. treachery in these heads and countenances. Not one of themhas an amiable expression, or a cranium betokening eitherkindness or mercy. The dog (fig. 889) is not deficient in intel-ligence of a low order, but he has a look of relentless ferocityand…
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