The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1891-12-23
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ing" Another asks, '.Does he think they
have souls?" One of the papers says: "'Win
he distribute tracts to the gotillas and re-
quest them to distribute to the chimpan-
zees?" The New York Stats Xeitung says:
Prof. II. L, Garner wird sich mach Afrika
begeben, UNI die Alien "a bsobachten und
wenn moglich hire Sprache zu erlernen.'
The professor gives amusing accounts of
talking with the monkeys. He was great
friends with a monkey named Jokes, in
fellow ate from his hands and regarded
him most kindly. But one day the ex-
perimentar tried the monkey word for
alarm" on Jokes. At once he sprang to
the top of his perch iii frantic terror. No
Establishments. no offer of food or drink
His master came to the cage and the peo-
lesser retired 20 a distance of about twenty
feet. Then Jokes came down. While his
owner was fondline DIR Garner gave the
ALARM" or threat again, and he jumped
to his highest perch. and nothing could in
duce him to loave it while his enemy was
Ill sight. At the end of ten or twelve Gays
of trying to renew the old friendship, the
experimcnter tried harsher means. He
threatened Jokes with q rod. At first he
would resent it. but when his threats and
assaults failed to daunt DR.. Garner. he
soon yielded and came dow from his
perch, although greatly frightened. He
would place the side of his head on the
floor, put out his tongue and utter a plain
tive sound having a slight interrogative
infection. This was obviously 4 sign of
surrender or submission. Another mon
key of tho same kind made the same sign
one day, when DR.. Garner had slapped him
for showing temper when he was feeding
him. He thinks he can talk to the mon
key about food n drink, and even about
the weather. One day a monkey looked
out of the window at the rain and made a
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waited till one day. when the weather was
fair, and then repeated the sound. The
monkey ran to the window and looked out.
He initiates the sound they mako when
wishing something to eat, and also the
sound that indicates thirst. The MONKEYS |
of the cage when he talks about milk.
When their thirst is allayed they talk about
food-nevsr about drink. And when both
hunger and thirst are satisfied they neither
make remarks on those subjects nor care
to hear what others have to say on them.
A little monkey one day put lis hand to
his side and made a sound which
seemed to mean pain. Tho profess
sor repeated it afterwards to another
monkey on which the fellow put his paw on
his side ana rubbed a little. but without
any show of interest. He mystified a male
by Separating him from his mate and then
recording what she said, in another room in
q Photographic tube, and then grinding it
out to her astonished 81 ouse. He was
amazed to heag the voice of his mate, and
see nothing Of her. He would approach
the photograg h and after looking we'll at
it run his arm in it to see what could be the
d.. Garner is forty-two years old and
about five feet ten and a half inches in
and weighs two hundred and twenty
lie has q very lovely wife and one
aon about eighteen years of age. The boy,
it need hardly be said, IS anxious to 90 to
Africa, but both he and Mrs. Garner will be
left behind. The expedition is expected to
start very soon, perhaps next month. Let
are pouring in from people of all parts
Of the world, Inany asking to be allowed to
accompany him, and others urging him not
20 attempt the expedition.
Eu.AN DLENRY SMRnEs