The Red Cloud chief., 1882-08-25

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ukss snss ca sa,k with e.cA other b
any proper scese a the term Gems i'm
pgotahsr. II would se~m. for sxaape,
Inst ant has no power 90 I'll aaN<h'
er shese . store a food l. W b. foupd
che msy take he< frs~nds TO Tn piace a
they may end their var b. the sueil a
h~r frsex. bu; that 10 AAogi all Theirs
sense Il smell IL very po~rrfaL. and n
doubs IL is by this they mainly r-coxutfs
their friends. the denlkcns q ,h. sAns
nest SIR John Lahbp-a made many
crucial eypeT menss oa this psnI sx'
p~rsnseufs tbs, eannot Rave . .hadg~
Q. dp1.bs ~ To he power the ants have
of distinguishing bet~e-n friends asd
Strangers; and with them ever sirangvs
|. an enemy. II whom their trs i'm
pai~e 10 Ia "'ease ART . BIRCH" The
evidence that ants have = s~a>- IL hear.
ing IL by no means satisfactory; II they
have. I, must be very difrrrni FROM tha,
o. ours. though Sir JOAN .~euss inclined
10 believe thar they mas b. able Ia per.
ecive SQUADS b~los or above the reach
Of the human orgsn.
That this - the case with their ssghs
there can BE- no douSs irom the beautiful
experiments which sir John has earned
out That thcy can see the colors beyond
the viole, end Il the spectrum. colors
which human beings have never -eeu. but
which We know To exist from their
chemical action. he has clearly proved.
Every one knows how exquisite j. the
structure Of an insects eve: ant. NJ
least seem To have q doubic optical sys-
tenn. the ocellus. n sort o. c~yciopcan
eve in the center 10 the head. and the
multiple eyes on each SIDE. some q:
which have a thousand facets What
the special function IL each sci Is Ne
cannot say; but that the world a. seen
through the ewes Of an ant presents a
very different aspec; from that which
IL does ID the simple binocular IL man.
Sir Johns experiments have msd- Very
clear. Socially and economically there
are many differences between various
kinds Of ants. as there are between
different races Of men Sir John be-
lieves he has detected the degrading
influence OF slavery among those
ants addicted Ia what We call the inhu-
man practice. In some eases the slascrs
are so degraded as To be utterly helpless
and dependent for everything on their
~so-calied slaves. bat really their masters;
they cannot even move without being
carried. Others. again. which probably
have only recently begun the degrading
practice. are not sd degenerate. aud
really themselves work ~ well n. their
slaves. Among ants. - among men.
there would seem Ia be different stages
Of civilization; There seem 10 he three
principal types. offering n curious anal
ogy TO the three great phases the hunt
Ing. pastoral and agricultural stages
in the history of human Development
SO among he same community there
seem TO be- great differences Of social
morality; among ants. n among men.
there are Priests. Levitcs and good Sa-
m%aritans: though il must be said that
ants are far more attentive 10 the sick
and wounded han bees. who rather suf-
fer from Sir Johns Investigations.
We are compelled from the circnm.
scribed range Of our experience To refer
to the doings Of these tiny creatures in
terms Of our own organization. There
is thus q anthropomorphism downward
rs well rs upward. and both are proba.
bly, wide of the reality; though alter all.
unless our senses and our reasoning
powers are entirely misleading. we can
lot but ascribc To u humble relations.
with whom Sir John Lubbock has made
us so well acquainted. some little share
Of that faculty which has enabled us to
build u fleets. rear our cathedrals.
and subdue the most potent forces Of
nature to our service. when we con-
slider the habits Of ants. their social or.
.ganization. their large communities.
and elaborate habitations; their road
their possession Of domestic ami.
mails. and even. in some cases Of slaves.
must be admitted that they have q
fair claim 10 rank next to man I'm the
scale of intelligence ."-LoHfon Times.