Show Use Dogs In Alps I Although the tunnels which now connect connect Switzerland with Italy have ha greatly decreased the Importance of or orthe the St. St Bernard ernard and other passes especially especially es es- es- es during the eI eight ht months of snow it is still deemed advisable to employ St St. Bernard dogs It Is no longer customary however to send sendo the dogs alone with baskets of ot o out food arid and drink a man always accompanies accompanies p i s them These dogs are not really really real real- t ly of the famous old St. St Bernard breed That originated in the four four- t century through a cross between between bet be be- t tween reen a shepherd do dog from Wales and a a. a Scan Scandinavian dog whose parents parents par par- were a Great Dane and a P Pyrenean Pyrenean Py- Py t renean nean mastiff The TIle last pure descendant descendant descend descend- ant ant of this tribe was buried under an avalanche In 1816 Fortunately there were found subsequently at Martigny ny and on the Simplon pass a few dogs which by crossing with mates from Wales ylo yielded ded the modern modem St. St Bernard dog which Is physically even stronger tl than an his medieval nl namesake and sl shares lIes most of his traits |