, 1881-12-25
;. ANIMALtLAUGHTER.
Parrots, Cats, aud Dogs, Which Laugh.
.-'NeW York 1tn.ea- =

Parrots Cats, aud Dogs, Which Laugh.
| .."Ne1 Tork 1tnsts- = :.
| Scientific persons as q class have very little
| Acquaintance With animals. They may know a1l
| about the boues, and teeth, and 0rguns OF auf-
| mails, but 1t is rare that an animal admits q
scieurihc person to friendly intimacy. Wha,
Gun vivisecttnR analom,st know Of the mtud
and soul of the dog whom he cuts up2 4 re-
Specialize dog would never dream of allowing
such 8 man to catch the slightest glimpse Ut bis
thoughts and emotions just as one may learn
the GRAMMAR OF lauguage. and still be unable
to read or speak it.: so the scientific person
may mister the grammar OK a dozeu distinct
animals and never be able to speak with one OF
them. .-=-. s-:y.:~:-.
This is why scientific persons assert thar man
Is the only animal that laughs. and that the other
animals have no sense OF humor whatever. or
course, there-ls nut 8 word Of truth In this.
There are hundreds Of men, who are well nc
quuinted with afsitlals-men whom our leading
duxs and lnost eminent Gals aro proud to know
-who Gun testify that mot only do many animals
have keen sense OF humor, but that they can
enjoy beurty laugh. The parrot who has suc-
ceedca In gr,pplux a caTeless scientific person
by the nose 0r wbtskcrs will often laugh at the
top Of It's lungs for the uext ait-buur, and show
his eDjuy uient OF his innuceut iuke by standing
heud downward ou his perch, aud wrlrhluE III
this most rantastioi attitudes. : Why tne sc4en-
not 80 clear, anu it is quite possible thas there
exists amuug parrots u conviction thai no seen
tinc person mas any sense of huulor.
provesb IN 4 regard 10 Cheshire cats 1t may be-
objected that Cheshire cuts are satd to ur:u, and
tha grlnnlnY ant' laughter are not the same.
The uuSWrr 10 this Is thAt the cut always 1AuEh5
silently. 1t would be tuly to require an animal
to laugh aloud in the English nlKuage. just as
IT, woud be foy = s1pe tRs ornary Egsh
10 Its own peculiar Why but the silent gr1t Of
the Cheshire cut IL Us true laugh as y the roar
ut u lurye German who taucies he has discovered
u joke In Berlin comic paper. T. = ~:
7, There was u public cut-Or..in other words, a.
cut without ans >privAte owner-llvinx! IN
xritn sarcastic humor.. She hid frequently been
chased IL, u rude anu alarming manner by To-
cal dog, ano naturally. had nu love fur her per-
punishment fur t1,scu.idlct in connection with
cierKyu,an's 8 ieg- atiu the cat, fnduR that he
could not break his chain. came aua sat ON
the ground just beyond his reAcn with u broad <
grin GU her fuGe, wnch must have been TO the
ast degree e1aspetatinx To the canine nnd.
N1t csent WIN !n's sns cut Ment ~ ~ ssa5eh ot
wtthln two incheS Ut the dog. 4iid then :spranS
up and d.,wn. balancing beraelf :alternateiy, on
which drs,ve the dox irantic. There cur. he no
possible doubt: that the eAt was playing prac-:
litsll Joke on her enemy aud that she .enl1yed
are to believe THE scientific: persgns, q cat Il
wholly devoid Of humor. s:; Il s4&ts:: + $ ~:
~ 4 dog iuugbs audlbfy.,t He opens bis moufh as
widely us possible, and with IS t.'ngie banxinE
ou', uttera suund somewhat resetn bling f10tha
whine aud bark, tur differing essentially frt.tn
either The preston OF his face meanwhile.
shows that he Is enjoying ntnseft, aod bears not
the slightest re$tm ptauce to the look of pathetic
melancholy which always accompanies genuine
whine. -: " s*$:s. : :
+ There is dog IN stonin9ton, Conn. VINO Is u
corn hums,rtst-e The culn. r. In the neIRnbor~
mood ut Stonin3ton IS infested with snakes, st,ne.
4 wh.ch--as, for example, the cupperheHd-Are
NOT the sort ut snakes With whom any gentleman
wuutd care to be On fEmtiiar tcftcs. The musteF