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THE

PHILOSOPHICAL SPANIEL,

gSp* LEAKNED “ springing” spaniel, as the

class is called, whid) maintained phjlo

' sopMcal conversations in English, French,

and Latin, was exhibited at York about tlie

beginning of the present century; and if tlie
record of its performances which has come down

to us be true, or even partialiy true, it mmt

have been a very wonderful spaniel indeed. \Ye

condense the following particulars from a maga­
zine published in 1S2G;—

It may readily be conceived that the animal

did not speak tlie three languages mentioned,

but he seemed at least to understand tliem, since,
i£ asked any question in thorn, he always replied

bjr signs, either shaking his head to express “ yes ”