Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 296, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 December 1919 — Belgians Retain Old Customs. [ARTICLE]

Belgians Retain Old Customs.

When the Germans Invaded Belgium, several of thq fleeing families sought refuge in Staten island, New York, says Popular Mechanics magazine, where they have settled permanently, adopting many American ways, of course, but clinging to certain homeland customs which are of much interest to tiielr neighbors. One of these is the use of dogs as draft animals. Dog teams are hitched to two-wheel carts, loaded with milk or vegetables, which are made like hundreds of others to be found in Belgium. The animals wear muzzles of special design, which do not interfere with eating and drinking. A special collar, made in part of pronged egg-shaped units, is used in training the dogs to work.