Semi-weekly North-Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1852-1853, 1852-03-06
THE PASSIONS OF ANIMALS.
from new book written by Edward +. ln0mP'
SON, just published in London
p1AYFULNESS.

ma
oud on exuberance of the animal spirits In ne an-
:.a1 ~ ;ts snortive moments abandons itself 10 Il
faoI;no in which its whole being seems TO DE eon-
contrsted in the performance OF some one OF us
PASSIONS. whether of Joy or mischief, denance vi
faar Erd who has bestowed great attention 10
the habits of the crustacea, says that ne mas See
the Cancer Moenas play with little round SUohI u
and empty shells, as cats do with CORK OF Sli.'
hall. Dogs, particularly young Ones are carried
awav with the impulse rolling over and chasing
each other in circles, Selling and shaking oo-
iects as if in anger and enticing even their mas
tiers to ioin in their games. Horses, IN 1reeootl'
oaIoH hither and thither snort and paw the Ar
advance to their groom, stop suddenly SNORT anu
arain dash off at full speed. n horse belonging
to one of the large brewing establishments IN LON
don, at which great number OF pigs were AePt,
nsed frequently to scatter the grains on the ground
with his mouth, and as soon as Pig came "'th'i,
his reach he would seize it without INJURY ana
plunge it into the water-trough. :,
The hare will gambol round in circles, tumble
over, and flv here and there. Berhu witnessed one
which played the most singular antics with twelve
Others, coursing round them, feigning death, and
again springing up, seemed to illustrate the ola
saving of mad as a March hare" The same tnln9
occurs with rabbits and many Others OF the roden-
tia and on warm days fish may be seen gamooiilng
about in shoa water. Carp, IN early morning,
while the mist still hangs the water, wallow IN
the shadows exposing their broad backs above the
surface. Whales, as described by Scoresby, are
extremely trolicksome and in their play leap TWEEN
tv feet out of the water. Small birds chase each
other about in play, but perhaps the conduct OF the
crane and trumpeter PsohiG crepitdnS) Is the most
extraordinary. The latter stands on one leg, hops
about in the most eccentric manner and throws
somersets. The Americans call 1t the mad bird on
account of these singularties. The crane expands
in on lam md
little stones and pieces of wood in the air. endeav-
ors to catch them again, pretends to avoid them
asif afraid Water birds, such as ducks and geese,
dive after each other and cleave the surface OF the
waters with outstretched neck and Tapping wings,
throwing an abundant spray around
EXPERIENCE.
Animals are prompt at using their experience in
reference to things from which they have suffered
pain or ANNOYANCE. Grant mentions an Ourang
outang which having had, when ILL., medi-
cine administered to it in an egg, could never be
induced to touch one afterwards, notwithstanding
its previous fondness for them. \ tame fox has
been cured from stealing eggs and poultry by Civ
ing them to him scalding hot from the saucepan.
LIE Vaillant's monkey extremely fond OF BRAN
dy but would never be prevailed to touch it
again after lighted match had been applied to
some it was drinking. Two carriage horses which
made point of stopping at the foot of every hill
ment, were considered beyond cure, but it sug-
gested at last that several horses should be attached
to the back Of the carriage, and being put into a
trot be made to pull the refractory horses back
wards. The result was perfectly successful, fol
thenceforth they faced every hill at speed, and
not to be restrained till they reached the summit
A dog which had been beaten while some musk
was held to its nose, always fed away whenever il
accidentally sneed the drug and was so suscep-
IL - II, -
experiments to discover whether any portion OF
musk had been received by the body through the
organs of digestion. Another dog which had been
accidentally burnt with lucifer match, became an
CRY at the sight of one, and furious if the act of
lighting it was feigned. There are, besides, so
many instances recorded of even higher degrees Of
intelligence, that it is impossible to DENY that ami
mails arrive at knowledge of cause and effect
Strand, OF Prague, had cat on which he wished
to make some experiments with an air pump but
rs soon as the creature felt the exhaustion of the
air. it rapidly placed its foot OH the valve and thus
stopped the action. A dog, having a great antip-
athy to the music of the violin, always sought to
get the bow and conceal it. The we'll known story
recorded by Putarch proves the application of ac-
cldentaly required experience: he says, that a
mule laden with salt fell accidentally into stream
and having perceived that its load became thereby
sensibly ,lightened adopted the same continuance
ef"ards purPoSely; and that to cure 1T OF the
trick, its panniers were filled with sponge under
which, when fully saturated, it could barely stag
ger.
SOCIAL INSTINCTS OF THE GOOSE.
a fine old gander, which had lived from youth
to age IN a sequestered spot on the banks of the
Solway, had become great favorite with its owner
VINO used to take much pleasure in seeing the SEN
tnel goose struttlng through the long grass, rebu
KING the approach of every stranger, and leading
forth long train of cackling young, to dip their
shooting pinions in the Solway. One season, how
ever, either the demands for Christmas roose. or
the midnight depredations of the fox or foumart
had become so numerous that the poor old oander
was left entirely without help-nate- misfortune
which he deplored day and night by manv dole
tul and sorrowful note. These affectionate repi-
nngs did not escape the observation of its owners
servants and orders had Just been given for repa-
eng the extripated breed of geese, when the wild.
owed bped suddenly disappeared, to the great re-
greet OF the whole family. One blamed the fox
another the foumart, and a third the gipsies: but
the event proved they were all mistaken, for ono
morning as Mr.. Craig was entering the breakfast
parlor, he heard well-known cacke, and inn1edi
ately exclaimed, " If the old Stag had not been
drowned or worried, could have sworn it was his
cry. The call was Immediately repeated, and on
gong out to the lawn, on looking out of the
window, Mr.. Craig beheld the identical old oander
surrounded by whole flock of bonny lady geese
whose approach he thus proudly announcing
and whose wings were still dripping with the brine
OF that element through which he had taugbt them
10 pilot their way for distance of at least twelve