The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-12
Monkey Stories.

The cntellus monkey Is the most sacred
III all i'm India. IL is gray above and mt.
Nv brown below. long legged and active
"a thief and an impudent robbcr Ia
one OF the Indian cities they became such
" nuisance that the faithful dctermiuedto D
ratch and send away some hundreds.
This was done. and the holy MONKEYS
were deported in covered carts and re-
scascd many miles on But the monkeys
were too clever. Having Thoroughly en-
poyed their ride. they an refused Ia part
with the carts. and hopping and rimac-
ing, came leaping all the way back be-
side thcm 10 The CITY, grateful FOR heir
outing. One city obtained leave Ia Kill
Vhc monkeys. but the next city then sued
them for killing their deceased auces-
tors Va these monkey infested cities
" one man wishes 20 spite another ne
throws few handfuls OF rice on the roof
Sf his house about ,he rainy season The
monkeys come. find the rice. aud quietly
lift off many OF the tiles and throw them
away, seeking more rice In the iutersti-
ves.
The only mammals which thoroughly
understand combination for defense as
well as attack are the balloons: but
Brehm, the German traveller gives
charming story of genuine courage and
sclf-sacrifce shown by one. Ills hunting
dogs gave chase 10 troop which was re-
young one. which ran up on 20 a rock
only just out OF reach of the dogs. An
old male baboon saw this. and came 20
The rescue. Slowly and delibcra tely he de-
scended. crossed the open space. and
stamping his hands ON The ground. show
iig his teeth. and backed bv the furious
barks of the resi- OF the balloons he dis
concerted and cowcd these savage dogs
climbed on 60 tho rock picked up the
baby snd carried him back safely. RI rho
dogs had attacked .he old patriarch his
tribe would probably have helped him
Bnfchcn. the naturalist. after whom Bur
rhells zebra Is named. iet his dogs cha se
n troop. The balloons turned on them.
Killed one on the spot bv biting through
ING great blood vessels OF the neck and
f5It HHrC rtrJS TT 7TTTUrfTpr t-7T1,.-
Dutch IN ;hc old colony would rather Iet
Their dogs bait lion than troop OF
tsapoons The Rescue OF tho infant chnon,a
which Brchm saw himself is n rernarl,s
be, and. indeed. the most incontestahlc
ins'once of the exhibition of courage ana
self-sacriiice by male animal
ANY account or chimpsnZecs wnuld be
sncomplete without n reference to Sail,
ahe most educated of her order. Ssll,. ,vbo
lived ~ the Zoo for over siN years learn
ed 90 count perfectly 90 up to six ana
less perfectly 90 ten. she could also dis
tingnish white from any other color b,,,
~ other colors were presented her she
failed. apparently from color blindness
of this ape the hate Dr. O.. J. no.
inanes wrote with something more than
fne enthusiasm of a clever man pursuing
g favoritc theme;
Tier intelligence was conspicuouslv ais.
phyed ny tho remarkable degree in which
che Was able 20 understand Tho mcspjne
or spoken languagc-a degree fully c,tr1l
10 that presented 10y an infant a f..v
months before emerging from infancy
and, therefore. higher than that which H.
presented by any brute. so Far. at least
as u have evidence to show. She vy,s
SsuEht 20 count By means OF plcl,irp nm
straw and being rewarded. when mo-
correct number asked for had been aivcp
VIII piece of fruit. Sally rarely mad,
up % five: but above lyo ona
'ip O. ten. - which one OF the kcoDers
endeavOred 10 advance her education tbo
result is uncertain. it Is evident that sbo
understood the words seven. eight nina
and ten 10 bctoken numbers higher than
those below them. When she was asked
FOR any number over six she niwnvs V,,c
sornc number over six and under ter she
sometimes doubled over a straw 10 rnsts
4 present two ends. and was supposes
hus TO hasten the attachments of her
ssk."--Lordon Globe.