Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-31

hurl it away from him. n Wooueh
bowl was found to answer better; but
this also ,.sceived much rough usage,
and had to be repeatedly renewed.
One very noticeable feature about
Sam was his extreme jealousy III
stroked the cat in his presence, he used
to get into paroxysm OF rage and
make great efforts to bite me. He
would be almost as much vexed IL
patted the dogs. When guest came
TO luncheon, he was SO angry at the
intrusion that he often had to be re-
moved. He would absorb all the con-
versation until removal, it being quite
impossible to '-eep him quiet. He had
singular Objectionable has it now in
mild way-tO any thing being re-
moved by the servants; and had he
been fastened to my chair instead of
the window, no plate once put on the
table could have been removed. When
in the drawing-room with and he
was often there-he would even NY at
my wife if she attempted to touch the
sea-things. AT this date he has so
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though servant may bring me let
Ter, he must not take away u reply If
sam is with me. He objects to any one
coming near me; and If my wife shakes
my coat, or even touches my shoulder,
ne catches hold of her, though now
perhaps more in play than in anger.
His disposition has naturally changed
Turing his long captivity, aud | AM,
therefore, obliged to speak OF his ac-
ions in the past tense. Sitting up,
Sam measures sixteen and half inches;
but his arms are twenty-three inches
ong. He is jet black all over, has fur
rs thick as that of many animals which
i've in cold climes, and the hair on the
OPP of his head grows up into point,
which naturally enhances his personal
appearance. His nose is fiat, and is.
doubtless, more useful than orna-
mental. He has good voice, and
whether he calls out for his food or
expresses his delight at seeing you, his
aotes are equally agreeable. When l
take him his bread and milk Mt half
past six every morning he shows his
gratitude in II queer way; Frustrating
himself. he makes what, no doubt are
eloquent speeches in his own language.
After he has spoken for some time and
made numerous faces. he takes hold Of
my hand and hugs it. Until he has
gone through this elaborate perform
,nce he will not touch his food
Though his diet should consist Of rice
and fruit only. he often has
bread and jam, and too often
lection. moreover, to either rice
pudding or plum-pudding. When his
appetite shows signs Of weakness. an
egg beaten up In milk revives him; end
symptoms of fever call for little qui-
nine mixed with sugar. never give
Sam tea. Tea makes such animals
nervous, and has other deleterious
effects on their constitutions, which
need not be particularised here.
Orangoutangs taken to Britain are
generally dosed with tea on arrival,
and are given an inordinate quantity OF
fruit to eat. Very little fruit is re-
| 1uired, and care should be taken not
| to give too much water, In their wild
state, gibbons no doubt eat large
quantity of fruit; but then nature comes
to their aid If i'll effects arise, and
| points out to them the herb which will
cure them. In captivity, they do not
get much exercise, and science can dc
very little for them when bodily all
ments occur.
If Sam breaks loose in the summer
he helps himself literally to bananas
if his rope gives way in the winter he
makes his way to the drawing-room
there he warns himself. and having
done this. he jumps on the sofa. pulls
an anti-macassar over him, and goes tc
sleep.
When go into the garden release
him altogether He jumps from tree
to tree, to the great amazement of the
Celestials. who watch his movements
;sum 'hilrochs oursiue Thy grounds, and
occasionally he comes down to have a
game with my two pups, 1t is not q
common sight to see u gibbon loose,
nor can you always get u picture of a
gibbon and dog rolling over and over
each other in play. Perhaps some Of
my readers may at one time or another
have kept gibbons. If they have, they
must have been struck with the singu-
lar way in which gibbons quench their
thirst, The young gibbon does moi
put his mouth to the water when ht
wants to drink; he dips his left hand
into it and sucks the back of his fin
gers the hair which is on them taking
up about half a teaspoonful of water
at time, AS he grows older ht
shakes off this youthful folly, and ther
dips his head into the water and suck!
the fluid up in the same way that ,
horse does. What the gibbon lives
on in his native wilds it is i'm
possible to say; but he evi
IDENTIFY has prediction TO
spiders webs, My pet clears away
all webs within his reach, and not lik
ing to leave the owners of them home
less, he devours them, too. He is yer.
fond of hard backed beetles; but thes
delicacies are now strictly forbidden
as they are not calculated to agre
with bread and jam or with rice-pud
ding.
1t was not an EASY matter to keel