, 1860-10-26
Monkey limitations.

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Monkey limitations, ral
The London Magazine, in en- article on he
Acclimatiation Of Animals says the Zoolcgi-
cal Society have not been very successful IN tie
d0mestication Of the largest species Of monkeys.
Three years is the longest duration Of life yet
attained by the orang-Jutan or chimpanzee IN
the Geological Gardsns; an opprobrium which
the management will not eliace until a more N
tiOnal method Of board, lodging, and society Is
practised towards these painfully human AZ
thropOid ares" Their aiherlnhds are humid
tropical forests, teeming with vegetation; they
live in families, II not in larger Communities,
and the society Of theI kind Is as necessary to
them as il is 70 man. Conversation Is indispen-
sable to good spirits, and without good spirits
there is no health. The life 81 lonely chin
panzee or OFang Is little better than solitary coh-
linement; how can they support III Estntao
Of them get tired Of 0ue anJtlIef aud Wec0mua
fresh lace with enloymunt. The late secretary
Of the Geological society once repeated IN opr
hearing the iollOwing passage Of his many rec
"0ns damp November evening, just bsfdfe
dusk, there arrived a Freuch traveller from
Senegal with q COMPANION closely mpfIird np IN
burnoose at his side. On going, a bis etrne
request to speak to him At the gate, be COZ
muiicatcd to me the interesting fet tl1l u .
stranger in The bulnoose was young chin, vlo
had resided in bis family IN Senegal lpT some
twelve months, and who had accompanied him 70
England. The animal was in perfect health, btt
from the state Of the atmosphere required E0od
lodging and more tender coFe than could he
found in hotel He proposed 70 sell bis hlend.
| was hard did not HE Pulmonic property q
that period Of the year, having already two Of
the race in moderate health, but cou,d not 70
ffain from an offer Of hospitality during cIim's
residence in London. Chin was 10 20 % Paris
II did not buy him. Sowe carried him. lbnT-
noose and all, into The house whup ihe 11y
chims were, and liberated him IN the doorN1T.
They had taken tea and were begInnlng b think
Of their early couch. When the SentsuI Ad11I1
caught eightof them, he assumed jaurly W
and advlnced with lolilrnpn ns 4 y orr
them the last news from Africa A yell Of sur
prise burst frvm each chim1an1ela ns they slc-
cessively recognised the unexptclrd lIIIlal
One would have supposed that an the billing 1lio
Of chimpanneedom rolled from the ve'ublo fonGnes
Of these nnsuphlsicaicd and hitherto ulim-
pressible young ladies'; but probably iltir
gesliculalions, their shfill exelamalionS illir
shrinkings their threats, were but ElI| 'nln-
nerrt expressions Of welcome. 70 country nm
thus abruptly revealed in the foreign land q
th,ir captivity. Sir Chin advanced nndadnIld,
N||NN.
if hs had bad bat, he would have do|Icd Il
ineontnentiy as i uas. be only slid out o. hil
bufnoose and uscendpd into the apartment which
adj0inud his counirywouien with agile greer nnd
then, through the transparent aepaution. DO
took a closer view. Julaha yelled olfcah.
Paqu;ta crUssed her hands ead sat silently With
face about three-quhfiers afcllsd ST. Chin
uttered what may have bern a aNtfnnquili11ng
phrase, expressive q the great haqpincsa l1 lplt
on thus being suddenly reslored y he presence
Of kinswomen in the moment oI bis deepest
bereavement Juliana cilmed. Piquin 1|lI|i-
ished her angie OF aversion, and lhiu Sir Chin,
advancing quite clHe y the division hefan
what appeared TO be a recollection Of . minprt
lie executed marvellous gestures with precision
and aplomb which Wcfe qnilo enchanting. nd
when at last he broke out inioia quick move
ment, with loud smAcking sts.nps the ladies
were completely carried away and gave him Al
attention friendship wfs ssiablishcd. llilc'h-
ments were served, notwithstanding the previous
tea, and everybody was apparently .atsl.d.
especially the stranger Upon asking The a1n
erai proInietor what the dance meant, ho t.ld
me that ihe animal bad Yoluntariy taken % lat
imits,ion II his saws, Wh3, uzoi % dance efsfy
evening in the tourburl."
A chimpanzee Who was .of short lu|l PLACID
IN the society Of the children Ol his owner IN
this country, not only throws inancxlfaordInary IN
manner, was perfectly docile and good-tomperod,
but learnt 10 initiate them When The eldest
little boy wished 70 teaSe bis playiellce hs ultd.
child like, 10 make facts al him Chin 1lun
outdid him, and one Of the iunniecf thing .n
aginablc was to see him blown a. and blowing
il return; his protrusible lips converted il.h.-
selves into 4 trumpet-shaped ilslrumert which
reminded one Immediately of some q ihe devils
Of Albsrt Durer, or those incredible forms NIIrn
the old painters used 10 delight In plIne Qllllr