Daily Republican., 1881-02-07
ANIMALINTELLIGERGR.
The Canning OF Animals. the Kt
suiL Of II man AssOeia Ions.


q thing fxet, nnch&rgeable and NO
progressive, and that the qnadrupecS
and birds of the later geological pe
riods must be credited with the sams
amOunt OF sGgaoity as their representa-
lives Of the present day. An ind!Vid-
ual animal, it is said, is cspsbl Of
certain amount OF training; but, whlls
the human race males progress---ay
handing on its inventions 10 new gen
eratioDs-no race OF animals ever per
oep.ibiy advances. When We speak OF
progress, however, il must be recolisc-
ted tha. ii is an idea known chiefly t.
the natives of Western Burope and the
Mediterranean basin. The negro has
Occupied Africa for untold centuries
WitaCut signs OF amsIi0ration, and
SONS Of the aboriginal races Of the New
World 2vsear 20 have been worse than
stationary. Il seems to oe somewhat
With animals as with man. Certain
species haze improved in cunning,
Rariues5 and doe;.ity, while tEsre are
other species that have remained much
es3 Affected by change.
It is conceded that The advent 0! the
human race on our globe has been COM
oarGtlvely recent, yet the appearance
OF man upon the scene mast have had |!
! profound influence upon tho fauna
with wniek he came in contact. a be- |
ing using tools and weapons-more
powerful az friend and mOre dreGdius /
as a foe--must have affected in this
most complex and lively manner &ll
BIRDS aud quadrnpeds with which he
came in coutaRt. As by mans fGre
thought and numerous inventions food
vas Increased, grain stored up, marsh
es drained aud forests cleared, 8 ban
Qutt m0ye varied than that supplied
by tho frugal hand of NatRre has
spreaG out before bird and Oeast. Bat
this baaquet, especially in 6evsre
Weather, when huuSes ia moat argent,
was jsajousiy guarded by its rOsse0sOr,
or becsms guarded trap in which the
eimpIe thief was caught and PeriShet.
with the mere ssgaeious roh6er the
matter was difficult. The animals who
hSu HAE cHOABu " PS"h9 WV p bN't'Ai w
recognise the traps 10 throw out sentl-
pel4, to utter warnings, to combine IN
action, or " change front to changing
circumstances were those most likely
10 BE- preserved. A very sigat more
ment Of 6agaeity RonLd be often enough
10 t1ru tie scale, and this quickneas OF
sit would be met on the other hand by
! improyem ent in defence or attack. Ne
Ic,ssity on either side would be mother
of Invention, aud invention IN savage
communities is a'Tsys slow, until
!, Is 'adGalty, war;, vtEilact suimalA, Is
.av,ug the besJ chance; Of surviving,
hung around taa kiAals and wigwams,
approached in twilight stOokaded vii
. lagos, prowled aOou. places OF inter
meut, lodged near kitchen-maidsns
q entered sewers and cellars, and keeniy
alive to every sign of danger multiplied
9 in spite of poison, trap or missile weap
r On. II is these two 0onditions-mau
t enlaIgirg the means oI livelihood aud
I at the same time more keenly aiming
, ut the lie of those who would share
; his harvest--:bat give new importanc;
a TO bruta cuuuing, which could not b
Of such vslae il world Of cOmPSra
4 It,ve!y stnpid creatures.
lnd.ed this deductivs historical
y sketch Ia verified by the preseut condl'
ton Of ths world. 80 late as the Chal'
, lepger expedition sals were found IL
tho lonely Oceanic isles, not warily
6 scnttliaE aeaward at the far of shadow
of humanity, rs they do on our British
e0asts, but so perfectly Off their guard
as to allow the ships crew almost tc
Itampla on them as they lay. south
American travellers have struck doWr
D. strong. wirged birds from trees with
- poles. The native animals Of Ne6
IEealsnd, Australia, SOuth America
, New Guinea, &c, cannot hold theil
. lown when brought face to face with
; Iuuadrupeds and birds from the more
densely populated centres, whose su
l., Icesturs have had for ages training II
a tho very thick OF the struggle for exis
teucs. The mos and the dodO have sue
onmbed in modern times. With oth
q ers-gs the sloth or apteryx--lt Is
rIuuestlon OF tlme. On the far distan
? horizon, when man first appears with
a flint tools he is surrounded BY quad
A Irupeis, a number of species OF which
!. Ihave since dropped oy the way, while
II some Of those that survive are modified
a lor dornes ticsted. Signs Of evil omep
!. lhanS over all the larger wild animals
r not in league with man. Some, bI
:. the irony Of fate. seem doomed by The
ysry weapons or charms which mrs
,flSa7s them suocesa-ss the elephant Ii
-. shot for its tasks and the bird OF para
l. ldise for it's f-athers.
When Persis invaded Greece the Iior
:, was in Thrace. When Hannibal cross
a ed the Alps elephants were extsnt IL
Il the African possessions OF Carthage
lNaturslists are telling us that Ulthir
lhe mensry of man the tru9 Zebra has
ceased TO exist. No animal SO Gun
mag, 80 very, 30 shifty az the fox snc
j.. rat, lhe rood or the spOrrow has eveI
\ been fourd in lonely, nrpeopled re
- gtone; and only in Islands sparseiy
I5euanted ard where no saFnlVorod
- suimals exist cauld We expect to int
o large birds running about Withon
y wings. Wt"n we turn 10 our dYmesti
- animals, we can dimly See how slow ia
y progress and how Immense the paiu
bv which they rave been tanned. Th
q dog is perhaps the Vissst of quadru
), pe1s, yet old shepherds are oonVincs'
. that, even within the present country
4 from careful selection, sheep dogs hsv
y, mproved in professional qualities. l
: ia true tina. an lido: cow may bs stolera
ted In a dairy whereas It would b.
Stanped out in state of nature, ye
we are careful not to breed from such
=, while moral qualities and inteiligenee
= both with cattle aud beasts OF burden
/. lenhsuce their value.
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