The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-07-06

WRITTEN FOR II SUNDAY REPUBLIC
The case OF Robert Bro~nins's oul!doS y
one O, the. most remarkable instances on
record OF the reasoning powers OF animals
The great poet received the Cog os a pres
ent from 4 friend. and the animal at once
became greatly attached 20 his new mas
ter. II would tolerate no interference from
any person except him or his mother. ana
would never allow strangers to BE too "a
milsar.
n a neIghbor came IN. he was not al
lowed 10 shake hands with her. for the dog
NJ orce showed his teeth. Not even her
husband was allowed TO approach heE Toe
closely. and even II Robert was more rTeni-
" with her than the dog thought proper tie
animal would snari-
one CAV. TO subject him 70 a severe test
Robert Browning put his arm around e
mothers neck as they sat at table Inc
dog Immediately went round behind tnenI'
mn, his f5refcst on the back Of the cA4E'
ard pushed Roberto ann away
The same bulldog had a particular aver
sion 10 Mrs. BroEnIng's fayorlte cat Inc
feline annoyed him very much' uut nc -
vays refraIred from attacking her. one
day- when the family wero out. he chasea
the unfortunate cat under a cupboard anu
kent her there besieged all day. until MS
BroHninS returned and gave him a Sc
vere lecture. He never mo!estec the cat
again.
.rS5 s,ec.msn than the blue heron And
otbar birds seem 20 know this fact, for he
e usad by them as a sentinel while they are
feeding and he acts for smaller birds VINO
NAV be near his feeding ground Ducks anu
geese make good use OF him. ana II IS d
matter OF wonder that spo-tsmen-partc-
ularly duck and geese hunterS-dont en-
p!oy leCoy herous IN order 20 attract these
wild fowl. The long legs and keen eyes OF
the heron are particularly adaptable Tor
scouting: and while the smaller birds grub
away IN the tail reeds. the heron STANDS
mot!onless. with HIS head above their tops.
Invisible. save TO the little ones for whom
he IL keeping watch.
The frightened. half-stfned cries OF n par
rot hanging helplessly IN its cage. near a
LIT saved the lives OF many people In n
Manchester warehouse. Volumes Of smoke
came pouring through the ventlators OF the
building. when suddenly the cries Of Fire.
fire, Poor Polly Poor Jack. Jack Is
afraldr' were heard. together with piercing
shr!Cks. In a short while IRE engines anu
escapes were On the scene.
Human cries were heard from the top
window. Ladders were pushed up higher.
end Mr.. and Mrs. John RatcliRe and John
Martin taken down. RatclIGe suddenly re
memberCG the parrot, and. together with 4
fireman. both ErOred their way 20 where
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the bird was dead.
Doctor VI. L. Holbrook seems perfectly
convinced that the ordinary female spider
has a large amount OF brains and reason.
To cite an instance. he saws that last sum
mer he had q particular opportunity OF
watching u large spider that had q web on
the top OF a decaying peach tree. with 50
few leaves that the strands Of the web
vere IN view. when the doctor first saw
the spider with his glass. she seemed 10 be
climbing from the TOP OF the tree on moth
Ing to a telephone wire some fifteen feet
away. and somewhat higher than the web
When she reached the wire. she went round
IL. and then back
In studying The situation. Doctor HOl-
brook found that the web was 50 located
that II required a cable TO hold Il up. and
the spider had IN some way got one over
the wire so far away. This she ala by
throwing out a slender silken thread. which.
on account OF its siutinous properties. at