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Popular Superstitions: The howling of a dog at night
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Caption | The howling of a dog at night. For ages it was believed that dogs possessed the power of "scenting death" even before it seized a person, but the superstition which tells us that the howling of a dog at night foretells death probably goes back to the remote days when the nocturnal howling of his half-domesticated dog warned the caveman of the approach of wild beasts or human enemies. There must have been frequent occasions when such howlings were followed by a death. Illustration for one of a set of 25 cigarette cards on the subject of Popular Superstitions issued by Godfrey Phillips in 1930. |
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Creator | English School (20th century) |
Artwork medium | colour lithograph |
Credit | Look and Learn |
Search stock images by keyword | popular superstitions explanations general knowledge facts superstition credulity fallacy fallacies common howling dog night ages believed dogs possessed power scenting death seized person tells foretells death remote days nocturnal howling half-domesticated dog warned caveman approach wild beasts human enemies frequent occasions howlings followed |
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