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Show WHY A DOG'S NOSE IS COLD." There has been some newspaper discussion concerning con-cerning the ''dog's cold noe." A sailor in the New York Times says: "The true story of the dog's cold nose has been handed down to us sailors from the. log book of the Ark. and we generally get things pretty correct when the log book is the authority. The true version of the story is that Mrs. Noah went down one morning to the potato bin in the lower hold for the vegetables required for the noonday noon-day meal. Her favorite collie dog. Nip. followed her, as was his daily custom. While Mrs. Noah was sorting out the tubers the Ark collided with a small snag, which punctured a hole in her side close to where the lady stood. Seeing that immediate action ac-tion was necessary, she took off her woolen petticoat and apron and stuffed them into. the. hole; but the pressure of the water was so great that it forced the things out. and so she put them back again and sat on them, calling loudly for some one to conic to her assistance; but no one seemed to hear her, as tlie animals between decks were making such a noise. In her position she leaned back so that the backs of her arms wore pressed up against the cold sides of the vessel hence the backs of women's arms are always cold. The water wa$ coming in fast and she began to fear for the safety of the Ark and her precious cargo, so she jumped up and grabbed Nip .thrust his nose into the hole and bade him stay there until she went to the fore hatch and shouted for help. A carpenters mato heard her and came down into the hold with a soft pine plug, released re-leased poor Nip. and stopped the leak. The water outside was very cold, and Nip got a cold nose, and hence all healthy dogs have a cold nose." |
