Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1863-08-21
From The M-s-.ehs-eus Pis~uasa.
Irstsret OF Animals. Birds and Insects

birds. animals. and even insects % leave
one lOoAliiy for one far S,stant one For
instance, the whole tribe Of swallows. and
which have amused Us With their songs do
ring the summer months. leave Ibis countr,
an the autumn iOr more genial climates
In the vast prairies o. North America.
large herds Of buHaloes quit one locality.
inPelled by = strOng migratory instinct. foi
one. perhaps. many hundred miles distant.
and neither rivers nor swamps stop them IN
their progress. Even the butterflies IN
South America have been known toquit ths
woods and prAirics Of that country in my.
riads. and 10 ~ over vast seas in search o.
fresh flowers and plants. having exhausted
those IN the country tbey have left
Then there Is the extraordin4ry instinct
which leads one animal TO benefit itself b.
the operations Of another. For instance.
there j. the weIl-known f,ct q = colony q
ants making slaves Of other ants TO assis,
then in their work. thus holding them in
subiecuOn- Then the cuckoo laws her ccgs
an the nests % other birds. In order that h..r
Young may be brought Up BY them. Thc
nan-of-~Ar's bird feed. upon 6sh. bat b. =.
50 formed that b. j. unable 70 catch thcu
himself. and therefore he lives on the pre-,
caught by other fishing birds. and from
Whieh be takes his name.
must also mention the instinct 4 CON
naiseration IN some animals. Ia a well
known fact. that when a sheep has produ-
oed two lambs. ant has died in bringing
them forth. other ewes a. the hock have
sucked and brought up the helpless ,suns
ones have seen sParrows feed Young ca
nary birds. ~hich have been placed for
sOr1e time outside Of y window. When the,
have cried for the food their parent. have
been IN The habit Of supplying them With.
spArTOws. also. have been known 70 feed
one Of their companions. who was caught
BY the lee By a long piece Of worstcd which
she Was conveying % Der nest in the thaich-
Cd roof OF = buildias. and was 40 fixed
among The straws that he could not cN,ri-
cate herself She was this FED for man,
days. until the worsted gave way. when the
~hoie Of Der companions appeared to ~
Joicc a. Der escape hy maxim. clamoroa.
noises. But what shall we call tie instinct
Of the elephant. wkicb. when a cLiId. una
be 70 walk. has hecn placed under It's car.
has allowed II 20 crawl a. far a. the extent
OF the animals CHAIN. 2a1 then ccuil, lise.l
Up with is trunk. and replaced IL IN
safety: IL Is evidently an extraordina-r
effect Of care and intelligence. and i. also
proof Of that noble animals gentle nat ure
Again. there Is the po~erfal instinct o.
self-Preservation- A hsnted and hard-
pressed fox has been known - plunge into
weeay pond. cover Itself With weeds. and
only leave Il nose out Of the water. 80 tl,at
AZ was Just able % breathe. Another FOX
vas frequently hunted from certain cover.
and after good I'm was lost AZ particu-
lar eiose-croPPcd hedge. Casts were mad.
With the hounds IN every direction. bit ID.
scent could never To- taken Up. Atlast one
OF the sPortsnaen looked Up A. a roo. n..f
on the top Of high tree which grew IN ID,
hedge and saw the end o. a fox's tai pr,-
Jecting from b. The cunning snia,sf o.,
The day IN question. had omitted 90 c4rl Ii.
tan Sufficiently round him this led 20 ~,
discovery q his retreat. from which b. ~.
speedily driven. and after short run. I am
sorry % add. b. vas Killed some AMI
f-ais and even soue insects. Nil PCT Va al,
semblance a death When their lives Ar, 4,
danger. The common snake. happ.en IN
know. viii DO tins on some orr.s;on. A..
others be vii emit 30 horrible stencil
that no one viii feel inclined % n,ol.st li-,
The bcdsebog rolls himself up ard remains
perfectly stIll uhen molesied. wh~n h.
thinks the danger is over. De- unrou. him
sell BY deerres and looks abort ana n AL
spPears safc. De- runs o. secure a retreat
The common wood-lousc vii do tbe sam.
bui what snail / caii that instinct winch
leads Young wasp. within an hour after ~
has icit ~ cell % sally forth All r.u..,
thai curious paper. for i f. nothing else.
With uhich iheg either form thsir c,i... .r
make their sbeli-hke covering fariLe.ra..t
WHICH must all so mgch o. the warmth 81.
necessary 90 he ucil-heing ~ The infant
gruhsS In IKE manner q ,,.ry I... .r
most airecty aitcr ii has leit r. cell. will
~ away noi on.y o. collect honey from
hoTcrs' out VII return 9Th b.. E,,l. ,t..f..
loaded Hith What is called iee-br.,r
- TINS al lnstinsf ieaIs b o. Ji..t.-..
TIE honey from be- stomach into some -
prepared for the purpose. ard Co. .crsr. oe
the ihrina from its thighs into another cell
And then trample it down asa dero.t e..