Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-09-25
ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.

maux, par ErnctL ArnauID full OF
facts amd differences; which, IL not all
new, arc ;i!I to the point. Without
admitting t;,at humans; arc the issue
OF puahlumHns, he believes; wi,h Lac
lantus that animals possess in :, Ger
tain measure the Faculties OF men, and
that our inferior brethren. rs ST. Fran
c:s d.lssisi ellis them, rl lccc,ied Ii: Oh
earth, and were our lirst Instructors.
We take an example or two Of what
tic SMALLEST and duilrSt OF th"m, IL;
well as the b :mcSt and cIrvcrcSt-
ilr;ls and fish ;t5 we'll as clrl,liants-
can do.
There were Industrious Flra; be
fore our time. Baron Walc!ri,arr
(wlo died i'll 1922 saw with his own
eyes for sixpcnce, i'll the Place dc Il:
!'our%r, Paris, four learned ticaS rrr-
form the manual exercise, standing: up
right ON their hind legs, with Il *},,ut-
CT ut' wood 20 serve az \ pike. Two
ether iltaS ir:ic@rl \ golden carriage:
w;,h Il ti,:rL :!>;' i" din: :. whip, ~.
1is !:nX OR vuH:'!;l.I:,'l. -t!H:..:i
I:.;r ,i::.:.r,i :. cH'.:.,n. The ii>a.
h"r$.s were l.ari:v>svl hy y golden
chain fastened to their hind legs.
which wrr, never taken OIL. They
h:,,l lived in this way two years and i
halt, without amy mortality among
1h,n, when Wa!cHnaHr SAW them
They took their meals on their keep
cr'S arm. Their irats wcr" prriorllr,
"n :: plate Of polished glass. When
they were sull<y, and refused to work.
the man. instead Of whipping them
held Il lit OF lighted charcoal over
their backs, which very soon brought
them Il th+:i' SENSES.
Bat of what Use is c!avcrncsS with
ont heart? The nr:! las strong m. :
trrnai affections. She lHv:; E>r c:,.:S
in the cr#nnirs Of floors, IN thc bed
ding of animals. and on i,;.hicS' night
clothes. When tic helpless. transpa-
r"n: larvae appear, the mother flea
feeds them. as the dove; docs It's young"
l'v iii charging into their mouths the
contents rf her stomach. Gru.l:c her
not. therefore, one small drop OF
blood. For YOU. it is nn,hing hut Il
il":~htr Cor her !: j.; the Lie Of her
beloved o!i:Spri:..:!
Whi!c pleading. however. for the
flea. VIZ cannot do as muci for the
u:. though, lie is gifted with fuller
developed intelligence. An inlui~i-
tive gentleman, wishing to know low
the bug became aware ci Lrma!
pres nc~. tried the following expert
,nrnt. He :rot into bed suspended
tiom the ceiling, without any tester,
~ thr middle, OF III unlurni,hcd room.
lie then placed cn the toor. y hu::
who. guided probably W cmc!i, pon-.
drrcd the means Of reaching tic bed.
Aitrr deep reflection he climbed up
the wall. Travelled straight across the
ceiling, on tie spot Immediately over
the bed, end then dropped plump
down on the Observers nose. Was
this. or was it not, un act Of intvlli-
:;cncc?
The Fish belongs to the great
Flathr"d family. The same sor: OF
rlatiiudc which you sec i'll his per
son, doubtless extends to the whole
rf his character. You lave met l.inl
SOY cwhcrc in human .lapc-onc OF
those palc-iaccd, wiShy-washy gentle
men, whose passions have c,.aLlis,hc,i
all heart and feeling. You often find
them In diplomatic regions, and can't
tell whether they arc fish or flesh
But if their mental powers arc less
developed, their term Of existence i.
more extended. They gain in Ion
.cvity what they lose in warmth O
temperament.
Nevertheless, the skill with whicl
the sticklcback constructs his ncs
is a matter Of natural history. OthcI
fishes display an address which ar
acquire only by long and constan
practice. One fellow with q muzz'.
prolonged into long narrow tube
(Which hc uses as a popgun), prowl
about tho hanks Of tidal rivers. Or
spiing fly on tho watcr-wccds, HI
sIyly swims up till he gets within fiv'
or six feet Of it. He then shoots i
with water from his proboscis, ncvc
falling to bring down his game.
governor Of tho hospital ut Batavia
sjtonbting the fact, though attcstcd b.
.crsditable witnesses, procured somc c
thcse fish, to watch their pranks. ii
stuck. q fly on pin at tho end of
stick, apd placed it SO as to attrac
their ,petace. TO his great delight
they shot it with their watcr-gun'
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