The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1871-10-28
Travelling Instinct In -,

The French "pigeon posr' b,.
attention 20 subject that has recalled
deep interest for naturalists-,ba, ,'Ls had a
Instinct animals exhibit Of fDdino ,l..et io"et 0,
back to spot from whence tbay 1 .-e.' way
been taken, by a road never bef,rs I.ay "a. Dave
by them. ''-'s 'syeFsei
Pigeons carrying messages ~
long distances to their 'scotes y mos. ...'.u'nrg
iy find their way back by mear. ,'' ~ certain
sight. This is evidenced by the e., tlsif
long training required, aud ,beir III ~ ~ ihs
disinclina.ion to fly during q ~, -pr,''.'y u
means Of finding out a distant -, nl. ibis
not apply IN the cases We are abou, :, '.l'
cord 10 re,
AT Nancouver's Island a ge1t'e7,s-t
house on one side of EsquimaI, u-, "a, a
wherein he and his family ress4s5 -'-,0,'
had favorite cat which was aIo,.,. ne!
great pet. 1t so happened tha, tls 1..-sa a-sa
OF the house had occasion 10 charc. l.: 1o5i
dence to the other side Of the bsTf,, s e.
distance in a straight line was or;... ,-'
while to reach the house bv maxim .'.',
cult of the harbOr, a distance rf or7.I . "
miles must be travelled. and that - ~
dense forest of pines thickIy up5sr,,,--A
with bIushwood. When the family rer,,-'5 ~
from one house to the other. pussy ~ ~.
tened securely into a basket and t.t,-.' - .'s
boat across tie harbo., sud was rr, r.s '-.'
of her prison until she was secured in. WI
at her new residence.
1t is quite clear 10 this case the 70. ALL,
not have seen anything Of the route 1o.r--.5 ,.-5
by water from house to house. S.rsr-.
it may seem, she made her escape dr,;-SG
night, andi when on the day iII,vi-Es '
removal some Of the family returned -. ~
ticles lett behind. there was pussy soDosrt' =
dirty and tired, but in perfect safety "
she could only have reached The old I,.is.,
in two ways-sither by swimming The |-.
Dor, which is by DO means probable n, y.
found her way through the forest wbs,s.L.
had never been before. and tbrougI ,l:-
under brush, without any trail or r,,} -
guide her and what makes the matt, -.
more wonderful is the fact that the ca, nm.
have passed close to an Indian VILLAGE rr-i
which large number Of hai>wilt DOGS vs.,
always proEling.
Many similar anecdotes are Oh rs,,-f+,
which the following authenticated cases nav
be added
A horse was turned out in some msr,Fs,
adjoining the Thames. Tie distance IN
straight line from the owners house 10,
only a few miles. but lie had to be scr. ,
long way round to cross the bridge. n 4,
than "a hours he made his appearalce,,-f.
stable door, dripping wet, having swan Ii,
river and taken a straight line home.
Not very long ago" says cne writer. 81
saw a COW bought at a farm auction. A5-,
O'Clock in the evening she was sent #
home by the purchaser, and was pacsifza.
yard, a distance Of fifteen miles from he-ir.
mer home. At 6 O'Clock the next uarr,
she was fou3d back 10 her old shed, cg=7
chewing the cud, and waiting to be tsu.s.
ed as usual.
l once purchased : brood Of duckHra.
about a month old, without the hen nr
hatched them. took them home and p'ssi
them, as thought safely, in pigp-l1i-
Ia the moraing | found they were all s-1s,
and | dis covered them SnUgly huii's5 &,
gether at their old quarters. at heothHEi
of the village, IN the nest in " which they EEs
hatched. A laborer told me be bad net
them in the street, h5meward bound at I
O'Clock q. N. as he was going to Wo-k. I-g
had not been IF the premises where they
were bred before
Some years since, u f Z was rCn 70 g---l
near Ashford. England. When duE EcIls
was found to h2ve some remarkable v-s
. spots about him. and the Earl yt Thaletd
him sent to his seat 10 WestmoreIan5-ils'
tauce of 500 miies-and turnsd down.
I Fort 1rrh of Il "a f.v r1s 2
near Hatfield. his native place.