The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1870-08-18
From Good Health for August.
Instinct and Reason.


Instinct and Reason.
One of the most affecting anecdotes
we ever read was published many years
ago in "Rural Sports" Shortly before
Robespierre's sanguinary rule came to
an end, a magistrate Of unbemished
character was seized by the revolutions
ary tribunal on a false accusation OF con-
spiracy, and condemned to the guillo-
tine. During the interval that elapsed
between his committal to prisonand the
execution of the sentence, bis faithful
dog, spaniel, who was with him when
arrested, and had, when prevented from
sharing his masters cell, taken refuge
at a neighbor's house, presented him-
self daily, at the same hour, at the pris-
on gates. For some time the jailer,
afraid of the consequences to himself,
refused the poor animal admittance. He
nevertheless always renamed certain
time before the gate, and at last the jail
er, touched by his patient fidelity, al
lowed him to visit his master every
morning. When sentence was pro-
nounced the faithful attendant made his
way into the court; when the fatal knife
fell he was also present, and watched
the headless corpse till it was buried.
From that time, for three months, the
mourner only left the grave once day
to visit his new friend and receive food
Immediately returning thither when the
wants Of nature were satisfied. After
this period it appeared as if his patience
were worn out; he would no longer eat,
"With temporary strength, supplied by
his long-uied and uneXhausted afec-
ton, for twenty-four bours he was OBJ
served to employ his weakened limbs in
digging up the earth that separated him
from the being be had served. His
powers, however, here gave way; he
-shrieked in his struggles, and at length
ceased to breathe, with his last look
turned upon the grave"
In Bocharts "Hieroz0icon," work
on the animals mentioned in Scripture
published in 1868, he alludes to am in.
stance, at the time well known iu Paris
of dog who might be seen any day on
the spot where his master had been in.
tered three wears previously. In like
case at Lisle, the sympathies of the in
bohitants were enlisted for the faithful
mourner and a large kennel was erect.
cd over the Grave, and food regularly
conveyed TO him. There he remained
ill his death, nine years afterwards
The more recent case of Greyfriar,
"Bobby" at Edinburgh is well known
Then. again, have not animals thei
iealousies? "No one,o says rccln
writer. who has had opportunities O
seeing two dogs together, one new
and The other an old tayoritc, car
doubt this"
In the endeavor to support the oDin
ion of Locke. that animals sometime
reason. we will now lay-before the rea
der a few more facts.
A certain degree Of heat is neccssar,
for Che Matching of the eggs and well
being of young ants. and they take NJ
small amount of trouble in often reno
wing their charge from one part of tn,
nest to another, according to tempcra
ture. Reaumer mentions that seyera
colonies of ants. at different times, tool
up their abode between his glass hiv
and its outer case, thus saving them
selves an immense amount of labor anc
secnring for their younp a proper anc
oonohlS tomnorature The same fac
oa,,,o nrdor The notice Of Bonnet Il
,Io lot,or instance fine onter ease of th
hivo was lined with flannel and n
donbt thoonts foIicitated themselves OF
aot,;no into snch snpo quarters TIL
sInss os Kirhv rpmorks beino tolera
55i, 1ood cn1dnctor wonld assist i
,9 l,no,ina H nm moderate decree ,
wormt5 His comments here are so ex
tromolv nortinent that I cannot resis