Mad Dogs
Pow-Wows, or Long Lost Friend, by John George Hoffman, [1820], at sacred-texts.com
SECURITY AGAINST MAD DOGS
Dog, hold thy nose to the ground,
God has made me and thee, hound!
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This you must repeat in the direction of the dog; and the three crosses you must make toward the dog, and the words must be spoken before he sees you.