The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-07-08
simply talking about what every on.

arc simply talking about what every one
calls instinct"
II the following story we're not vouched
for by people with name tor EeiaNip
to lose II would well be reegated 10 the
limbo OF FISH stories" At Is, however
given by Ernest Menault In his 'lntenl-
gence OF Animals and was bcheVeu ~
DR. Jonathan Frankliu-no mean halur
allst IL was also read before learned
society, the Literary and philosophical
Society, OF Liverpool. BY DR.. warwick
I'm 1850. who says. when | lived at Dur
ham. / was walking one evening In park
belonging 10 the Earl Of Stanford. along
the bank OF lake whore fishes ahounded.
My attention was turned toward a nne
lack OF about six pounds. which. seeing
me darted into the middle or the water.
In its flight e struck It's head against the
stump OF a post. fractured rs skuil. ana
wounded a part OF the optic nerve. The
animal gave signs Of ungovernable pain.
plunged 20 the bottom Of the water Oury-
ing its head IN the mud. and turning Win
such rapiditv that lost u for moment,
then II returned - the top, and threw IL
self clean out OF the water onto the bank.
| examined the fish. and found that
small part ~ the brain MAI gone olt
1T carefully replaced the shattered
brain and. with a small silver tooth
pick raised the depressed parts OF the
skull The FISH was very quiet curing
the operation. then | replaced II IN the
after some minutes It threw itseit ABOUT,
plunged here and there, ana az last
threw itself once more out or the Wh'ft.
IL continued thus 10 act many uln's
! folowing. | called the Keeper an. w" IN
/ his assistance applied "A bandage 10 t"c
fracture This done, We threw the iish
| into the water and loft him TO his rae.
l The next morning when ! appeared on
! the bank the pike came 20 me hett
( ,'hcre 1 sat and put bis he1d near my
/ fost' thought tho act extraordinary,
but taking mp the fish. without any r.
sietance on itS part. | examined ue
ia and found that II was going on
WI then walked along the banks for
-, lime. the fish lil not cease 70
sy,irn after me- turning when l. tarnen'
~ as II was blind on the side where
!, vas wourded, II appra aired always
n, ,ouard the bank. ON this ! chang
tho direction of my nov ',n'l ~
roxt dav | brought some young llI''.i'
| . - thts fish. ana me ilN tln
~ 40 os before. Little ty little ne
E Ma' SO tame that he came when l
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other people. on the .on,la,s H,,'.,. F.,
u'..,,t ard nerce as Il always hdt Nt'i.
SO - Glory We're told az h'n a'
eva closeic tale Of Androcles ana tne
ion of "A dog. "A wolf even, n h'l 49,,
ar BIRD we should merely tnlhN Oh q. prs
nne of many and our 9Wn 'Hi ',,l
/ ,',,tld readily inlorse II. w non II d t'ii
"C W nsh il has TO suffer the Quesllonin't
~ ,yhirh Am unique experiences are sNo
".f.I There is. however. no need &,
iall about "improbability. fer ailer AN
,,bot does "improbabllity mean our
rraudfathers an4 we wo"'9 'n .ss ,.l'
y,ebirb thcv called 'Improbahle" We ar,
NOT vet advanced TO the condition OF Tom
in Kingsley's Water Babies ana cannot
hear the song of the salmon ms they ru11
! an IN the sea. but the time may come
when even fishes viii he hetter known
and their Intelligence better understood
When majestic acqulrla increase and W
IN tonks as We now are enabled % study
other animals I'm geological gardens, W
NAV rely upon IL We are just as likeli
70 be astonished az the Intelligence o
the denizens of the lake and the ocean az
we are now ar that ~ terrestrial animals
Robert Blight In Philadelphia Press.