The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1868-09-19

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30 Ani7Ais Reason or Thinks
Tee theory that animals think and reason
aud their mental msuifostatiops differ from
thoss of msskisd only IN degree, has found
. new advocate In Ernst Mensalts Hare are
some Of the stories which he narrates to 60.
tablish the claims Of Heas, fishes and bugs
He also claims for these inferior creatures
the affections Of parental love, and an emo.
tional nature. capable of gratitude for kind
treatment
There were industrial feas before our
time. Baron Walck enaer.( who died in 1852
saw with his own eyes, for sixpence, at the
Place de la Bourse, Paris, four learned fsas
perform the manual exercise, standing up
right on their hind legs, with q splinter oi
wood 70 serve for pike. Two other neas
dragged golden carriage, with third fea
holding the whip the box for q coachman.
Another pair dragged q cannon. The Hea
horses were harnessed BY q golden chain
fastened TO their hind legs, which was never
taken Of. They had Eved this way two
years and . half, without any mortality
among them, when Walckenaer saw them.
They took their meals on their keepers arm.
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polished glass. When they were sulky and
refUsed to work, the man, instead Of whinr
ping them, held bit Of lighted charcoal
over their backs. which very soon brought
thea TO their senses
Bot Of what use 10 cleverness without a
heartf The flea has strong maternal sffec-
tions. She lays her eggs in the crannies of
floors, in the bedding Of animals, and on
babies night clothes. When the helplsss,
transparent larv@ appear, the mother flea
feeds them, Is the dove does iss young, by
dischargipg into their mouths the contents
Of her stomach. Grudge her not, therefore,
one small drop Of blood. For you it is mo-
thing but fea bite: for her it ls the life Of
her beloved offspring.
While pleading, however, for the Hea, we
cannot do a. much for the bug, though he 10
gifted with fuller developed intelligence.
An inquisitive gentleman, wishing to know
how the bug became aware Of human pres
snce, tired the following experiment He
got into Q bed suspended from q ceiling
without any tester, in the middle Of an un-
furnished room. He then placed on the
floor bug, which, guided PROBABLY BY smell,
pondered the means Of reaching the bed.
After deep reaecsion it climbed up the wall.
travelled straight across the ceiling 70 the
spot Immediately over the bed, and then
dropped plump On the observers nose. Was
this, OF was il NOT an act Of intelligence?
The 6sh belongs to ths great Flathead
family. The same sort Of piatitude which
you see in bis person doubtless extends to
the whole Of his character You have met
him somewhere in human shape-one Of
those pale-faced wishy- washy gentlemen,
whose passions have extinguished all hear
and feeling. You often find them in diplo-
matic regions, and can't tell whether they
are ksh or flesh. But IL their mental DOW.
ers are less developed, their term of exist
ence is more extended. They gain in long
evity what they lose in warmth Of tempera-
ment.
Nevertheless, the skill with which the
stTickle-back constructs his nest Is now q
matter Of natural history. Other fishes dis
play an address which We acquire only by
long and constant practice. One fellow,
With muzzle prolonged into narrow tube,
which he uses - popgup), prowls about
the banks OF tidal rivers. On spying q fy
on the water weeds, he slyly swims up until
be gets up within Eve or six feet Of Il. He
then shoots IL with water from bis proboscis
never failing to bring down bis game. A
Governor At the Hospital ss Batavia, doubt
ing the fact, though attested by credible
Witnesses, procured some Of these fsh tC
witness their prsnks. He stuck fy on .
pin ct the end Of stick, and placed il 90 q.
TO attract their notice. To his great delight
they shot IL with their guns, for which he re
waFded them with treat OF insects.
The pike he's proved himself not only in.
telligent, but even eapable-disbelieving il
who will-of gratitude.
While living at Durham" says DIR
Warwick, took walk one evening a
Lord Stamford's park. On reaching pope
in which 6sh were kept ready for use, OBJ
served o fne pike, Of some six pounds weight
At my approach he darted away like an ar
row. LIN his hurry be knocked his heat
against an iron hook fixed in q post il
the water, frscturing his skull and injurin,
the optic nerve ON one side Of his head. HI
appeared 10 euffer terrible pain, he planget
into the mud, Aoundered hither and thither
and at last ieaping out Of the water, fell o.
the bank. On examination, portion Of th,
brain was seen protruding through the frse
tured skull.
Tins esrsfully restored TO its place
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raise the splinters Of broken bone. tn
hsh remained quiet during the operation
when II was over he plunged into the pond
At Arst his sufferings appeared 70 be re
liseed, bat In the course Of few minute
be began rushing right and left, until b
again leaped out Of the water.
Il called the keeper, and with his assist
ance applied = bandage TO the fracture
That done, We restored him to the pond an,
Left him 20 his fate. Nexs morning, Q
soon 90 | reached the waters edge, the pix
swan 10 meet ne quite close TO the bank
and laid his head upon my feet. though
this was IN extraordinary proeeeding. With
out further delay l Examined the wound, IN,
found it uas healing nicely. then strolle,
for some time b. the side OF the pond. Tn
ash SWAMI after me, following my steps ant
turning asl turned
The following dag brought few youn,
fEiends wsth me 70 see the hsh. He cam
toward NE - before. Little By little he be-
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