, 1869-03-07

sttsss s.s.%oeas and 'slesraphs lad not been ina
We h,ys no donbt that both Of these ret:
eldney ! couplet, enbrache foar w,ae rules,
fer lengthenirg ont thsir days
- Ely lascf, nria elc.7
ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE.
"Are arImis intellixent being. ~ Is An
interesting qu+ation which il often asked aud
vartonaly snawered. Nevertheless, those
who-ask il tsupposing they bare hTed much |
in inInal society remind u OF thg persons
who hunt for tLetr spectacles while they are
on their uoso- That animals do possesa intel. i
li2ente 10 clear to thoae who know them !
The only debstabie point would seem 10 oa |
the amount And range Of that intelligence:
Bnfon'4 emEnc1ce as = literary arsAt--
which 1emains tndieputaoie, although ais
science .haa fA1en INTO low eateem-gaVe
p,umintnco 70 the inquiry. An animal se-
eotdIns to hin, is sIuplJ = material creature :!
which se!tber thinks nor rejects, although u
acts, md eeems to form resolutions. Hs has
NO do1,ot thatth determining principle ol Al
nniphra sctaona Is. purely mechanical. a
NOE. And yet ho says that the elepaans
kAowirk By Tho tone Of his MASTERS voice
whethtr be bo pleascd Or 4ngry, acts N con.
sequence. He also calls him "at the same
time miracle OF! nketllEenc6t anu -Moa-
strous mase of matter"
Tbeee cnntTsdictlons are tho result OF the =
great naturshss's having started from
iLlse posIop-she. aatomattan OF antmais-,.
which be viii not givn mp. Although OBJ
lt1e6 to admit that on many occastona they
do manifest undesirable slgns q intellect. :,
Others, skeptIcal Of animals mental
taultiee, find m easy escape In atsFtbutiuE
tlem 10 instinct as If inst solved the dat-
fculty. On tho contrary, 1t AZ ones Fa'ses
the much-Vc1ed question. ""hat Is III
'' Without ,ncu1rtng dangerous risks on The
tickGsh eubject of distinctive faculties. We
yil!. not ithstanding. venture 70 surnise
that Instinct msy be, after all, ouly strong
and at the .suo time naToW Manifestation
Of hereditary intelligence. Tia. not merely
intellectual abillty y heredltaty, nuS thas
to mu.lc. astronomy, mashem attcs, o. "a
tu7al hIstory-is likewise heredi-
tnzy, Is proved by tbs family
names OF Darwin, : Hersshel snd
Others, as vol as by reference to tho CAM
brfdgeTrlposes. in which fathers and Sons
LsomeAmes two beothers-are found 70 have
taken lfdentically the aAme de0ree- II 10
| et!pet can Le proved occasionally to modify
its sctlons in Lbedisnce to clrc amstanee.,
what have we then but individual iatelil-
genee brought to bear upon hereditary inssl~
Tbs mott recent treatise on this interest-
| tnf suhjecb is "L'Iatelligcpce ;des Aoi.
mau1.", full both OF anecdotes and infer
erces, and Illustrated BY dty- y-elsht CLEVER
rood can. g!yen TO tne world oI N. Esnsat asst
| Reaumur, LaGontaine, and q goodiy host OF
writer's, in. att1ibutlne' intelligence to lul-
| mails; and be holds with Gall, 6purzheim,
and Combe, thRs there 1s an intimate couneS-
lion betveen thu. organization and the Intel
ia .n;r "a are mr,r1, ,.nnninc- than rounp
ones. A birds dEss nest Is often iniudiclopa
~ piaced and badly made. Little by uttl.
the work improves, and the fealhered art1s1
attnpS his Ideal. By the exercise Of memory
combined with reflection, the ceeasuts modi
6es Its faculties, and therefore ie, within IT
nults mott certainly perfectibls. Our su
thor IaitlY makes ous his CASE BY uluatrf
! tlvr irktancGs.
Tha bird of prc5 teaches it, young ones T.
launch into air. TO glide. 70 hovsr and t
be struck. Young swalsows, who havs neye
effected migration, are trained By re pcattt
, evolptlons performed In troops. Aftar . sal
fcient number, Of trial trips, tbs n-itea arm
/ takes It's departure under the guidance Of e
T. 4 perienced leaders. The wolf, In spite OF hi
/ prenticesh1p to become skiliul hunter,
;. H. Meuaa1, begins his book with the c{eve
! | mannuvTes Of arts and bees, Which are 70
notorious as facts TO be dEelt in here b
i. seeotds The teachAbillty Of deas-kpoTn alse
:. The acme at. insect cutaness Is attained
the hug !: be Il sharp customer, VAlmou
: de Bomare tells tale ot ono who. not bein
: | able; to reach hia man IL any other wa1
K climbed up the wall, crawled along the Gel
! ing to the spot e1acny vertical 70 the p
gravity, let 70 Ills hold, dropping preclse el
!, en- the juicy -tissun he wiahed 10 Jap. ".
[ that particnlar ciueI IL Idiot, OF was he not
: The present writer can confirm the are'
!, dote, having htlnself experienced the sac
s mode Of attack bT the asne assailsnt; apEs
= pos to whom he remarks that ms
/. may become acquainted. With stran4
i I bedfelIoRa without being Introduce
= to them By misfortune. Once after . res
! ! Less night In Paris, he discovered betwoe
aud ehlplng specimen Is rarely seen. VIII
n would others have done il such case D
is stsoJ It irstantlyl Sc dld nothing Of Il
q hind. Remembering Uncle Toby'a treatme
re Of The bluebot,le lily, Thou hast bitten .
to thy hearts content" he sid "sntvi
,it bear tho stings that others feel. Thou Azt
" fine and fair. Ills pity TO kin thee. 7
ri world Is wide enough for thee .nd ue; a
may the next occupant OF this luxurious b
Il treat thee with equal maguanlusty."
kc In M, AcnAult's sketch Of caruivorous 81
re mails. he makes no mention Of the fell
! raeea; bnt whoever has been thro'
Ire mnch IN the way OF cats, must have {
served, in them the, peffection 81 5
~ Sai saeS
ho As- full Of Hitul WAysn a. an exR Is full Of me
IN ! who died Of her con nnneMent 1t the age
Id thirtsen- II had long been sime for her.
lss give mp babies; bus hare them. ahe wool
on make her keep Indoors at night, AZ = p
:. t6hnent she Was AomellNc turned out Of i
I'D house WHEN it suised her convenience to
n main within. In that case sue often did +
ed In, i1lghteolng Vi Ut ezst By tho way IN hl
it she miuaged 1t. Our womank1nd heard
Ien tcmpts Al ths Rarden doora ttwab ~ It . th
~ WAS Trying TO effect An entrance. It v
nd Mn. W'eseJ jumping up At the latch, VII
ne, she endeav2red 70 Int with a stroke Of /
nd paw md II tho door Kas not barred lnsl
in she oftru succeeded in opening II. Tc
alY hiding till VT went to bed she had the I
Id Of tho house all to herself
Lhc1 On onc ocets1on she TlS fMlttt1 With
! sudden Affection for cur servant, while
Of WIS busy pfuck1ng pigeons tor pic. "
ow sang, him the sweetest OF sonEs wiihs
,se, words, IN the feline key Of Pn1r Aha
md major. She amused him with variety
000 tmPromptu tnckt, aud As soon as be was
bis gusrd; and his attention diverted fr
rch plueked. bolted with It through hornbe
.ars hedge, and enjoyed It at leisure In
III. ne!zhbor's garden.
:ct, Paying Is The compliment Of believing
e.y ineelect equal to her own, she neyer
his felt inclined to steal. set about It IN !
the bzrcfae, .uauntF. Msny OF her thefta vi
, IN committed, not for the qualification OF
,m- own appcute-she wss 1od well fed to a.
s q that-but to rrEaie TaExboud Tom, VII
led present him with sdelicase sWcetbread
any anY oiher nl-gutteu tlt-btt.
ii. .A1ch1 cat has fAsseced herself insfd
on. garden Hosk. Ehe had enc kitten lett
;ere ont Of q 1iiter, while those Of sister
nth were n destroyed The k.tteniess cat tr
hM 70 steal her tiFhl'1 kltteos ano 6eFCral seS
fights were The consequence As the hdr
Il per. still coullnued to prowl about,
! oi an1ious mottrr THE door being merely 81
vcn jumped At the inside bolt asd pushed It T
act, The stsp!e: The door being lattseed on
oi upper EST. we were able to open It from
sit, 10 wait for pussT's unbo.uug IL
ded The ass ID one Of ". Mcn1ulHs farorit
he be won. hear Of i word aga1nzt him.
ahle n4s Is not slovcu!y vAteE caE7ter. no
nd minded creature. On the contrary, he Is
t or tessirly neas IN bis person, sud gyunbie
tary hh masters not grooming him better.
rith ! bow he rolls himself upon the gf1ss I
Ts2 The care he takes to aroid w.ttiuE his fe
$ 10 and, IN spite Of his sbaggy coat, you nj
7u: find him troubled with Termfn.
ooos The aes Is intelligent. Here Is the prt
3 II a AChnrtrr1 as. otten went TO the Ch1tear
MED GnerYille, whose occupants were mrsical /
T to pie. The 13dy Of tho house had sple.
the voice Is toou Is she hegsn TO sing, Tux
aud went cloec to the windows TO Dsten.
6T DAY, when sna IVES pEacuAus Gta'
,ulsr Alone, her performance 80 oelicateo nlna
al he walked up the steps, crusscd the cotr1
d r.s hA1], and stole into the driving room IN
INV. cclved- In the midst Of brilliant 2 'ssae.
,and expressed bis spp,ovsl BY bEaJlns With
MA tS...fe-. w., Hr,nr IN -