The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-03-05
REASON IN ANlu..A&t.
A THEORY THAT IT COULD BE Sue
CESSFuLLY CULTIVATED.

Truly Wonderful Examples In the Dog
Family-One Taught by the Kindergar-
ten Method-A Black and Tan that Dis
played Human Intelligence.
Instead of trying to learn the speech OF
animals" said gentleman interested In
science recently, there may come time
when what we now consider dumb brutes
may be endowed through the efforts OF
man with an intelligence approximating
the human intellect. In other words, the
higher order of animals may be taught TO
reason and demonstrate their power OF
Thought In a way that would indeed be
marvellous considered in the light OF the
laws of nature as we now have them ro-
yealed to us. But we are forced to believe
from the worlds experience in the past
that all things are possible, and that we
have not by any means attained the climax
of the knowledge which we are to obtain
in this life. IN regard to the education OF
animals am not speaking from theory,
for have but recently had examples OF
the great development of animal inteiii
pence which. as starter in new line OF
scientific teaching, is extraordinary but
recently there was exhibited at one OF the
theaters of the city dog whose exhibi'
tion was SO remarkable that every person
attributed it to trick. "A wink OF the eye
DR. some movement of the hand by the
owner signifled to the dog when he came
ouposite the correct card. Now, this dog,
the owner told me- really did not reason
His power was developed by the kinder
parten system of instruction and was dis
covered by a small child, who for amuse-
ment was accustomed to have her constant
playfellow pick out numbers and cards
while she was at her kindergarten lesson.
| The dog was with the child continually
| and soon showed signs of reasoning ana
evidenced an intelligence which would
| seem unusual in brute. The dog had
| had the advantage of all the kindergarten
| instruction given the small child and
| strangely had made use of 1t.
1T had learned by observation just as q
child does in the kindergarten. ltis moth
| ing surprising either when you observe
| how rapidly the mind of a child develops
! under such teaching. Why, there are
many instances of child being deaf and
dumb or not knowing the English Ian
| guage, yet making almost as fast progress
| i'm the kindergarten as the child more for
| tunate To person not knowing tha'
children have reasoning powers an untu
tored deaf and dumb child would scarcely
show more intelligence than dog. 'St
why should we assert that dog has M
Intelligence that CT, be developed simpl!
because we do NJ - low anything abou
itp Who knows what results could be oh
tanned I'm the education of dogs II the sys
tematic teaching that Is bestowed upoI
children was given to the caninesf Wheth
| ar the dog which was exhibited here wa
| really educated as the man claimed or no
Ia immaterial But that such possibilit.
| exists was proved to me by personal ex
perience had with dog In the east re
GENTLY. l was in a small town In Jersey
| and in walking down the street one da.
I saw an elderly man carrying SINAI
black and tan dog wrapped in sort OF
blanket which had been made especially
for it. / approached the man and ven
| tured that he must think great deal G
| the dog from the care he took of It,
great deal, said the old fellow. why, II h
was my son l could not think more 9
him. He has actually human intell
Z rencc.' told him had heard OF sue
cases before, but had always attribute
| the show of intelligence to we'll devise
, trick. WELL, continued the old man, I'M
friend. l can prove to you that this do
really does reason He will do any thin
you tell him to- discriminate between oil
iects and men, and, in fact, show an II
tellipence which will surprise you b
this time three or four men passing b!
hearing the conversation, became interes
! | cd and stopped. The owner of the do
then took little square piece of blac
: flannel from his pocket and spread 1t upo
the pavement He then placed the dc
! | upon IL and asked me to tell him to pick OF
!. | any one in the crowd by the description
should give of him. l then spoke to Il
, | dog, Pick out the man who has the re
mustache and red necktie and wearing Il
light checked trousers .a..-.-..----
II referred to a man In the rear OF Il
crowd. The little dog sat up, and raisir
his ears looked all about the crowd. The
ns soon ms be spied the man, he ran to hi
, and jumped up. putting his fore paws {
the man s legs. tried this several tim
ON different people, and never once did Il
dog make q mistake. Then the dog w
| asked his age and by number Of bar
told II. He then did some addition al
subtraction. then told the man that
, | Thought there was sofno trick about 1t,
he said he would convince me fully tn