This splendid specimen of a dog is the largest of the canine race. It derives its title from the celebrated monastery of that name. They are taught to exercise the wondrous powers with which they are endowed, and which have gained for them and their instructors world-wide celebrity.

The humane works of these animals are so well known that it is only necessary to allude to them in passing.

Bred among the coldest regions of the Alps, and accustomed from its birth to the deep snows which cover the mountain-top, the St. Bernard's Dog is a most valuable animal in discovering any unfortunate traveller who has been overtaken by a sudden storm and lost, or who has fallen upon the cold ground, worn out by fatigue and hardship, and fallen into a death-like sleep.

Therefore, whenever a snow-storm occurs, the monks of St. Bernard send forth their dogs on their mission of mercy. Taught by the wonderful instinct or reason with which they are endowed, they traverse the dangerous paths, and seldom fail to discover the frozen traveller, even though he be buried under a deep snowdrift When the dog has made such a discovery it gives notice, by a deep, powerful, and prolonged bay, of the perilous position of the sufferer, and endeavours to clear away the snow that often covers the lifeless form. As soon, however, as the monks hear the signal they immediately set off to aid the perishing, and in many cases lives must have been lost without their timely assistance. It is also worthy of note that before these dogs are dispatched on their life-saving errand, a small flask of spirits is tied to the dog's neck in order to afford every possible help to the sufferer.

The St. Bernard's Dog.