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Show Tbe lo f Ccnalsattaople. The dogs of Constantinople are a peculiar Institution. Their number It legion, and not one of them has a master, for tbe Mohammedan regard the canine at unclean They are tolerated tol-erated because they are a necessity to the heslth of the city. With all Ita splendor and magnificence, Constantinople Constanti-nople It a filthy city It list no system sys-tem of sewcrsge, and all garbage Is emptied Into the streets These dogs are tbe scavengers, tbey eat everything every-thing and preserve the people from contagion Ot tbelr own movement tbey district the city and no Individual Individ-ual dog may tres;sis upon another i bailiwick without being torn to pieces and devoured. They are an Ill-conditioned, mangy set, ever barking or yelping, friendless and wont to bq kicked by every passing man Unllk dogs In every other part of th world, they have no affection for man, and will run In fear If he doee but glance at them. |