Show I ISLANDS NAMED FOR DOGS I Manner in Which The Island of the I I Talking Dog Secured Its Name Chicago News Dozens some says I I say-s ores of islands of greater or less dimensions di-mensions are known as Little Dogs Dog Islands Big Dogs etc says the Philadelphia Times An island in the Thames now a part of London is called the Isle of Dogs Three lofty rockyislands near St Thomas Virgin Islands are known as The Great Dog George Dbg and the West Dog There are Dog Islands in the Malayan archipelago off the coast of Maine on the coast of Franklin county coun-ty Florida and another in the Ser wati group On the coast of Kamschatka there is an island known as The Island of Talking Dogs The curious story connected con-nected with this spot of land and the one that gives it the name it bears is this according to an Asiatic legend The first inhabitants of the far north did not employ dogs but drew their walrusrib sleds themselves After ages had elapsed men made an attempt at-tempt to use the dogs of that region which by the way talked just as men doas beasts of burden The talking I dogs however argued the case with their wouldbe masters and were not long in proving that they had enough I to do to catch game for themselves and the children of men I But the men soon learned the use of the bow and arrow and the spear thus ruining the occupation of the talking I dogs Again an attempt was made to harness them to sleds but they rebelled re-belled and all swam out to the island afterwards known as The Island of Talking Dogs Here the game was scarce and the dogs soon turned cannibals and by the end of the first winter there were only seven left Some humane Kamschat kans volunteered to row out to the island and bring off the remnant of the dog colony But the dogs refused to leave their barren island saying What people are you We have never nev-er seen you before For this untruth I Chami the dog god took their voices I j i from them and until this day they I I have been dumb servants of man I i I = I |