Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 197, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 September 1917 — DOG HAS THE SIXTH SENSE [ARTICLE]

DOG HAS THE SIXTH SENSE

Scientists Declare Canine Possesses One More Than Number of Which Human Beings Boast. Human beings, as is well known, boast five senses, but the scientists argue that the dog goes one better, and possesses six. What the sixth sense is has long puzzled the best authorities. It is something more than the mere sense of smell, as the following Instances show, according to London Tit-Bits. It is possible, for instance, for a dog to make its way into a crowd of people and pick out its master. In so doing the animal uses Its sense of smell; but there is another qualification to be accounted for. Cases have frequently been reported where dogs, after being taken on long journeys by train, have been lost amid their new surroundings, eventually to find their way home again. Such a case is that of a retriever which was taken by train to St. Albans, but, leaving its newhome shortly after arrival, returned to Its home at Highgate Hill. It took the retriever Wo days to cover this distance, and the. dog was well-nigh exhausted when It reached Highgate Hill. How Is it possible for a dog to pick out its way in such a manner? one might ask. The dog has undoubtedly more than the five senses credited to human beings, but scientists have yet to tell us what the extra one is. When the dog has been taught to speak we may perhaps have the problem solved from self-experience.