Sm—Following up Sourmoww's letter "Care of Ponies in Summer" in Thursday's issue, please let me put in a word for care of dogs in summer as well, If dog owners would not leave the care of their dogs to untrained, careless coolies much unpleasantness to onlookers as well as hardship to the dogs could be avoided, During the stifling heat on Thursday morning I was walking behind a coolie on Route Pichon; he had a liver and white, old spaniel—clipped and covered with mosquito bites, on a very short leash. He insisted' on walking the dog in the middle of the road, Its muzzle was so tight-fitting that it could not open its mouth, and when I released the muzzle the dog lay down gasping for breath, Such an outing could hardly be a pleasure to any dog, while from the point of view of giving the dog a run the coolie might as well have gon by himself, fuses This is but one case of many that I cotfld quote and from what I see On my daily tramps I have come to the conclusion that far too many dogs are at the mercy of Chinese servants who do not know how to handle sensitive and excitable animals, Dogs are charming to us always, they have a short life, and it is the duty of dog lovers, as all owners should be, to see they are well cared for, Shanghai, July 12,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.