St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-04-29
ANIMALS INTELLIGENCE.
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MONTREAL P.7oFsSS0Rs TELL s0ME
IiLL $40 5EE5.
rHEGoATKNEw HER RIGHTS.
And Was Not at All Slow in Mair :
tanning Them-The Story of a
Mare Who Looked After Her
Naster-A Yarn That Does Not
Lack in Cleverness-Instan
Of Canine; Sagacity.

Il
Lack in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
OF Casrinci Sagacity.
Montreal W fitness. ------.-
That veterinary medicine has taken
its proper place in Montreal ana Canada.
at oar University of McGill, is certainly
due to Mr. McEaehran mere than to any
Oiher.single man, A stiff three years
course Of study is required. and he has
added an optional subject to the cur
riculum called comparative psychology,
or psyctieaf> investigation. For this
purpose the students of the faculty OF
comparative medicine and veterinary
science of McGiii university met re-
Gently, when able papers Oh The subject
were read, followed 10y an Interesting
discussion. which was promoted ami
directed by the understandable professor
of the faculty, DIR. Thomas Wesley
Mills, who presided.
Mr.. Slaw said: For many genera
tions the dog has been the companion
of living, aud thereby losing his early
ancestral habits, ebeying mans COM
mands, either by words. or gestures. Ii
a family be occupied Tor few genera
tons in any special occupation their
functions Will be best developed in that
direction, and If this applies to the
human family why not to that OF dogs?
1t is not strange that the dog is in ad-
vance of the horse in psychical
manifestations. Tile horse has never
had TO rely upon himself for existence
to the same extent as the dog. The
collie dog will, by word or gesture.
execute any command you may give
him in the handling OF sheep; will guard
them in your absence for hours at a
time with The utmost care; take them
out upon the prairie and briny them
home at the proper time in the evening.
IL never had but one dog, and he
would not acknowledge me as his owner
unless had him on the end of a chain.
Al an early age he acquitted a depraved
taste for bareback biscuit. and from
that time on he has hustled for his own
living. Here is true story of goat:
This goat was placed in livery stable
when very Young and allowed unlimited
freedoms. Being petted by every one,
she sOun displayed a disposition TO in
flmi,date thoSe with whom she came in
contact. Her chief pleasure was to
stand Oh the sidewalk and make every
one who came along step into the street
III order to pass her.
'ff Chinese vegetable peddlcr passed
10y without Offering her some greens she
would HrSt stand in front Of him in
order 10 bring him to halt. and if she
failed i'll this she would let HIM pass in
order to get bang at him. This gen--
orally had the desired effect Grom the
goats point Of yiew1s OF bringing the
vegetables to the Sidewalk: she would
then deliberately select the article she
desired. Among the numerous stores
she daily visited was :candy shop, kept
by lady. One day. becoming impatient
because the lady did not wait upon her
Immediately, she proceeded 10 show her
impaiience by knocking the lady down.
thereby iracturing the lady'S left arm.
"a warrant was sworn out for the
goats arrest, and,in due time Nanny
Was taken before the magistrate for
sentence, but as the lady declined to
prosecute. Nanny was again allowed
her freedom. On two occasions her
owner lett town, remaining away for a
period of two years. Upon his return
she would run bleating TO him when
called. even if she could not see him.
Ii others called she would look at them
and walk away. After eight years OF
liberty. Nanny was taken short dis
tance cut OF TOWN., Lowing 10 her repeated
visits 10, and depredatuns in, a flor lists
shop near BY She refused all attempts
OIL the part OF her owner TO be paciiied,
and at The end of a week she departed
for lands unknown" -t
Mr.. Shaw concluded by exposing the
conviction thatit should be the aim of
every veterinarian To raise the dumb
friends OF man above the plane which
they have SO long occupied. They are
not merely machines to be abused and
ili-treated, but flesh and. blood like
ourselves, able TO appreciate kindness
or feel the sting of IA towards blow"
In boks on psychology l read.r said
Mr.. SClandt, Statements like this: All
men have minds, and some of the lower
animals are supposed to have them.' |
would alter this statement little and
say, All creatures nave minds except
some men. for is ii not common eX-
preston, Too bad. poor fellow, he has
lost his mind? In studying the psy.
cholOgy of animals one should remem
Der the short cycle OF their lives, per-
hapS the average being less than six
years, against the thirty and forty and
perhaps sixty or eighty given to men.
We find at times dumb animals showing
special Development in some certain
direction.
"Thuo.a gentleman travelled for manv
years through the provinces of Ontario
and Quebec, driving frem place to place.
and often having TO journey Oh strange
roads. FOR fifteen years he had driven
the same mare. He had oftentimes To
inquire the Way as matter of course,
aid after time 1t become kind OF
second nature for him TO do so, many
times the direction he received going
into one ear anu out of the other.' No,
so with this mare. She would prick ui
her ears and apparently listento the
directions. ana, what is more, wher
given the word would follow them out
The directions would often cover more
than dozen miles, something like the
following: You go ahead about a mile
when you come TO a cross road turn t(
The left. follow the railway for some
three miles, cross it, pass two houses OF
the left and three Oh the right-the mex
house is the one you want. Good even
ng.'
Now this mare would not only takt
the right turliHgs. but would go u
houses where she had never been be
fore. To do so she would have to pas
houses where she had been fed OH pre-
vions trips, and ii her driver tried I,
turn her aside she would in many case
refuse to be turned, and, much to thu
owners surprise, when given her wa,
would take him to his desired destina
ton.
This gentleman bred this mare, an,
also raised colt from her, which y
has driven for several years, and sh
has developed similar reasoning facul
lies. being.as he says. almost a complex
reproduction OF the mother. Tn
grandsire OF this colt was thought to b
quite clever performer. He could b
taken cut among a crowd of horses an,
people and let loose, and upon bein
told 10 20 TO some easily discernibie OBJ
ject. some few hundred yards distant
he would do so.
"Now, see i'll this sire, daughter an
granddaughter, said the lecturer
''simiiar development of memory. whic