Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1891-09-07
QUEER HABITS OF MONKEYS.
Interesting Observations Of . Student OF
Natural History,

interesting Observations Of Student OF
Natural History.
Thinking over this curious subject
the survival of the fittcst-as far as the
lower animal creation goes, it has its
tragic side. / cannot help present
ing = monkey trait. Is Il monkey really
bad OF heart? Or shall say n GOOD
word for him, and consider that he NAV
be intent on doing what he believes is 4
k!ndncSI to sicllening mate when he
Is actually harning him? Prince
hrapot!;inc, who is q nihilistic scati-
r,cntcii3t, in an article entitled
Mutual Aid Among Animals" tells of
the aG1l3tance chiIapanzccs, sajouS
sal;i5, t1andrills, AID balloons give one
another. can cite, Us m cycwitacs
now one big monkey will take char:e
OF q smaller o12, protect him against
the bullic3 in the cage, and act as u
hcr39 for his minor friend to mount.
But never saw the bigger divide his
bit OF apple with tho lesser monkey. I
yield to no one in my respect for tho
oG, but have yet to note how Ranger
brings bono with his compliments to
Nero. 1 have often given two dogs
their food in the same trenchcr, but
the grccdicr invariably boltod tho
larger share, just rs would have done
the vulgar pigs. I have ridden the
best tempered of horses, kind to
man and his mate, but tiger when
he was fed, that is towards his own
kind, for, when in rough campuir7inc,
measures of corn on the car vc-s
thrown on the ground. it was his habit
with fore and hind feet aad with opcn
a nj l., I
he YVES satisfied There is sick monkey
in cage. At once q careful keeper
removes the i'll one, or tho coatac:on
spreads. II the invalid is not taken
away. the other healthy monkeys will
crowd the sick one to death. There
may lie this explanation about it. AS
the temperature of tho i'll monkey di-
miniahc3-that is. if he has no fever
the ether monkeys may press around
him closely so as to keep ilira WARM
Anyhow, by getting on top Of him,
they smother him and hasten his cnl.
If were speculative AMI forG.ving to
monkeys. might say that nature had
no use for an aifing monkey. and
wanted to get rid Of him as c:;pcG .tiou5-
ly rs possible, and hence ca!nc this
curious instinct to the well to do
monkeys. What truth there may be in
the stories told by ranchnca of the
speedy death of the crippled steer
despatched by the herd, do not vouch
for This whole subject is deserving
of greater study. As to monkeys. rlca
who have them in char. say: This
crowding of n sick monkey il done
through pure cussedncss. - uarper's
Weekly.
Precautions.
tive made me WILL" said IN irish
man who belonged to qrarrllaomc
family. But if they fight over it after
I'm dead, sure I'll write codicil that Il
make en- dancer AA.tAer worthy a&n
was differently afflicted.
An cll.rly gentleman who knew
something of law lived in an Irish VII
lagc where no solicitor had ever PEN
ctratcd, md was in the habit of ar
ranging tho disputes of his ncignbors
and making their wills.
At IN carly hour one morning he WIS
aroused fro.a his slum oar5 by loud
knocking Mt his gate, and patting his
head out Of tas window, h. uJisl WAC
was there.
Its nc, yer honor-Paldy Flahcrty.
could no. get q wink of Dlssp tnln.i-
ing OF tho will l have male"
whats tho matter wit,l tho will?'
snid the Gn2tcur lawyer.
Matter, indocd" replied rns.
"Shurc. I've not loft myself tmeos
legged stool to sit upon. "-J,.uj.