Arizona republican., 1903-07-22
Dr. Lyons
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children of the family to which they belong. and which they probably regard as adopted into their own family cir cle. is a familiar illustration of this same feeling. or is this simply matter of affection for the particular indlvid- ual; on the contrary. it's purely person. al and. if we might use the term, ab- stract character is something most cur iously shown.
 One of my brothers, when a young man. owned a handsome Newfoundland. answering to the name of Skunkkum, the same being Chinook Indian for good" and amply deserved. When my brother married, Skunkkum was graciously pleased to approve of his choice and extended a courteous but distinctly condescending friendship to t..e new member of his family, evident ly thinking that perhaps, after all there migh, be company In spite of the prov erb. But he drew the line at four, and when the first baby came his courtesy gave away. He not only absolutely refused to come and look at the little tot. and be introduced to the new mem Der of the family, but if it was brought into the room would instantly leave it or march off to the farthest corner and lie down with an air of offended digni- ty.
 -AI.d yet the moment the baby was placed in his perambulator and start ed out through the garden gate. for a constitutional down the street. Skunk kum would promptly range up along side of the carriage and escort it through the entire trip, keeping a most vigilant eye upon any stranger, canine or human, who ventured to approach his charge without a cordial greeting from the nursemaid. The minute, how ever. that the gate was safely reached again he considered his duty done and relapsed at once into his roJmer atti- tude of jealous contempt.
 He evidently felt that, no matter how much he might disapprove of the baby personally. and even feel free to express his feeling witnIn the privacy of the family circle. yet the youngest was, nevertheless, de jura. a member Of the family and entitled not merely to defense, but to respectful attention be- fore the eye of the outside world. As the baby grew older he soon came to like him for his own sake. and they were the best of friends.
 The broad and beautiful catholicity of t.e maternal instinct in animals, throwing the mantle of protection over even the young of their legitimate prey. may also be claimed as a sort of fe- male chivalry. Nor. fortunately. is there need to multiply instances of it, as 1t has attracted affectionate admira- ton from the dawn of history.
 I have known young squirrels, young rabbits and even young chickens. adopted for longer or shorter periods by mother cats. and every collection of pets can furnish one or more instances of strange and often incongruous foster children. Even the disappointed in- stinct of maternity will assert itself in this regard, for an orphaned mother hound of my pack was prevented only with great difficulty from appropriat- ing the puppies of a younger and more fortunate sister. And l have twice known sour old maid cats carry of vi ct armis the kittens of the favorite of the harem," though in these last two instances there was. l fear-as often, alas, in even the most pious of human creatures-a suspicion, at least, of a strain of the green-eyed monster as well.
 l think it is quite possible, indeed.
 
 lore stories told in every region of the world among the most widely diver gent of races, of deserted infants being adopted and nourished by wolves, pan thers, deer and other wild animals, of which the Romulus and Remus myth is the most famous example. had an actual foundation in fact. Indeed. a number of instances are on record of actual wild or wolf children within his torical times, and although many of these must be discounted as simply in stances of a well-knOwn form of in- sanity, a few seem to have been gen uine. When we remember the far greater frequency with which infants were left to take their chance in the open air in the earlier times, on account of the now almost incredible risks ot war, famine and pestilence. to say noth- ing of the cheerful custom, followed by many tribes. of deliberately expos ing their weddings, it would be strange if out Of the innumerable opportunities of this sort of adoption, some successful instances had not occurred. So that we may cast aside our scruples and believe in the irresistible "Mowgl to our hearts content t-C'OntpmpOrar Review