HOW DO DOGS PERSPIRE ?
[To THR EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sul,—Mr. R. L. Stevenson is undoubtedly right in saying a dog "would be often wet with sweat." After following me for some nine or ten miles when riding, my colley has been " wet with sweat," and several men I know have noticed the same effect on similar occasions. When your critic first found fault with Mr. .R. L. Stevenson, this point was raised; and most men who had any knowledge of dogs declared they had seen them sweating through their skins. The following extract from " Stonehenge' on the Dog" may be of interest :—" The skin of the dog is said to be quite free from perspiration, but this is a mistake, as I have often seen the short hairs of a smooth-coated dog glistening with fine beads of liquid,poured out on a hot day, when strong exercise was taken. The tongue, however, is the grand means of carrying off heat by evaporation."—I am, Sir, Sze.,
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