The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-11-08

~ Maht war upuu duuAhlit says AAN
New York World.
Instinct was n busy word then. but
nowadays many people have suhsti-
iuted the word reason" Many animals
perform acts and eylnce the possession
OF emotions that are analogous to rea-
son, to love and to hate. Wild "a well
rs domestic animals show anger as well
as pleasure, and their anger 10 often
directed against a specific person or
object.
Animals have been known to die OF
a broken heart and many have COM
mitted suicide. They did not use the
bare bodkin nor did they resort to car
bolic acid. but they killed themselves
by other means. We heard a short
time ago Of a monkey In the Glen
Island menagerle that hung himself be-
cause he was separated from his love
The act was premodliaied and was
carefully planned and the hanging was
a success in every way.
Dogs have been known to commit
suicide by jumping In front OF NOV
Ing trains. as well as by drowning
themselves. Snakes. which are not
credited with a high order OF intelli-
gence, know that their own poison Is
fatal and when angered. injured or Bit
ten by another reptile bite themselves
repeatedly and cause immediate death.
During the middle ages and even as
late Us the time OF Shakespeare ant
mails were considered losally response
BILE for their acts. They were tried for
various ofcnsos and n found guilty
We're convicted and punished. Mules
were deprived Of their ears for wrong
doing and this altered the appearance
Of the animal. whether It improved
their morals or not. There was an
other punishment inflicted on mules
which suggests that there was method
In the madness OF the authorities. A
mule which was particularly wicked
was made torfel, 70 the crown and the
king had a corral OF asses which could
not be eQualed for dcpravlty in the
world.
Occasionally the animals were tried
before an ecclesiastical tribunal.
swarms OF llos. bees. leeches and other
insect pests we're often condemned TO
vacate within a certain time under pen
atty OF "maledlctlon." As a rule certain
sections OF the country were set aside
to which the condemned animals might
retire and live In peace and quiet
A horde OF ilos that bothered the res
idenis OF Mayence was tried once and
they escaped punishment because OF
their small size and extreme youth.
Rats one time began eating the barley
OF France and were tried In court.
They were defended by an eminent
lawyer named Chasseneux. and he aciu-
ally won the suit and the rats escaped
punishment In Naples an ass was
tried-by a Jury OF his peers. no doubt
and sentenced 20 die at the stake.
The sentence was carried out and that
ass never committed murder again
About the year 1900 the practice died
out. and some time after the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty 10 Ami
mals was organized and since then do
nestle animals have been better
| treated.
Instances OF affection between ami
mails that are ordinarily disposed to
combat each other are quite common.
Cats occasionally adopt young mice or
rate and raise them with tenderness
and care. Dogs and cats do not always
fight like cats and dogs" but live In
peace and harmony. Henry c. Dlns-
low OF Yates. n. Y. tells OF foxhound
he once owned which took great
fancy to a robust pig. The dog would
spend hours In the pen playing with
the porker. and he was overjoyed when
the pig would engage In a game OF tag,
The hound would perform amazing
antics with a view Of entertaining the
shoat.
Mr.. Dlnslow also had n duck which
apparently fell In love with a hand
some Leghorn rooster and paid assld.
nous court, much 10 the disgust OF the
naughty fowl. Finally the rooster con.
WINGED the duck by means OF his bin
and spurs that her attentions were dis.
tasteful, and the duck was forced Ia
cease following the handsome rooster
Wild animals In menagerles seldom
meet after a separation without a fight
and the introduction OF new bear. lion
or tiger into a cage Is the signal for a
riot. The young born In captivity are
frequently eaten by the mother. Such
an occurrence happened In New York's
Central park ZOO In 1892. when Jennie
a hyena. gave birth TO three cubs. and
a week later made a meal OF the small.
ar. She had shown a hatred for the
little one almost from the time OF lts
birth. and one night she killed and ate
| u. though she cared for the other two
with the usual soicitude. In the zoo
az Falrmount park. Philadelphia, few
years ago q mother leopard ate her
Young, much to the annoyance OF tho
keepers.
Karl vogt, the celebrated German
naturalist. tells Of murder In which
two stoFks participated. During the
absence Of the male stork from the
nest a younger male visited the female
After several days OF secret counting
the two few away one day TO a stream
where the husband was hunting for
frogs. The faithless wife and loycl
pounoed on the wronged husband
killed him quickly and then returned
to begin Housekeeping. plainly content
and pleased with their revenge.