New-York tribune., 1906-10-13
FELLOW MORT4LS."
boohS about animals Tested bv
Human Standards.

1909 10 q Deeds and Good Qualities Of Wbsf at OF me
lected ny Fellow 1a the LoweT Animals. Col
tated so pD ~ TRs'i TRe Maoan en- IA stssB Gof3DaBE Illus
BIT Interpreted s tedF1LosQPHY IL i1IcY BY Peter Ra0-
tsd Gee by Charles Copeland iso. 3nE pp 2 tGa Ginn
THE STORY OF sCRAGGLEs. By George yvbsr-
Brown 8 co Illustrated. l6Ino. PIP. S. Little
Must mans dear familiar friends ~ IRE ant.
MAJ world go down to Eternal Darkness with
ou' lhe possibility OF q happier future? The
x armed persons who have lately been arguing
IN accordance with the NeapoIitans Of the Sums
-that the domestic animals are only useful au-
tofnata. not susceptible to pain or sorrow, will
regard such q question with scorn AS it hap
pens there are many intelligent and thoughtful
people who do lot agree with their peculiar
theory We have heard philosopher. given to
much wandering about the streets Of great
cities, declare that he could not see the look Of
plteous patience and despair in the eyes Of
ghastly, half starved horse. nor the anxious
misery Of a lost dog. and believe In that COM
Portable doctrine as to automata Mrs. Flora
Annie Steel. the novelist is also a hereto on
the subject, and in her Book of AIortals'' she
sets down no collection Of animal stories told
TO provoke tears laughter from man. woman
or child, but fair and square record of the
many benefits which humanity has taken
thoughtlessy. thankessly from the lower ami
mails Such e record also Of the virtues and
vices they have displayed IN this servitude as
will be admitted for comparative evidence in
the great trial Of Immortal Man versus The
Beasts That PERISH which quite surely will
come before the Great Assize."
The reader will gather that Mrs. Steel has
strong convictions OF her own on this matter.
Her book is most interesting discussion Of the
conduct Of animals tested by mans standards
She has undoubtedly brought together a sur
prising number Of proofs that animals often vie
with man In dignity Of character and clean,
unselfsh living. She is as srgumentative as she
is anecdotic and is more than plausible.
chapter on Faith. Hope and Charity is full
OF suggestion:
which goes far toward it. a wounded tern is safe
In the care OF its fellows who, raising II with their
the reach of Of maa mS The e well al story
OF the snail which. having found pastures new.
down in the ladder OF organic 1lfe, Among the ants
hng Is m fao P6e oa oF c5a[
Pa0ns 3e'Tays Gharty tn9f M IN eg1 g61g
birds Of sympathy in sickness OF misfortune. pass
bring death to the mourner also; none perhaps is
more quaint than that OF the hand-raised gander
fsr&yard nnay MANY attsehsd s hse a to '6 6nd od
dying from starvation. The story Of how he cared
for her leo % her 96oqt fed n seT and was s hnay NY
mantle as many three-volume novel
Reference TO the sense of duty and RESPONSE
biIity often shown by animals leads to the re-
cital Of these true instances:
home, assuring herself daily and nightly Of its
safety. was growing Old and stff when young
Continued her dfiies unswervingIy Tor close on a
hold. she deliberately made over charge to the
younger 2ut now capaoie Cog VINO IEoIn "a t5'aL uIe
performed al ner various niue ROUNDS ano lnspec-
tons while she enjoyed well earned repose by
In one Indian bungalow lived Jumbo. by courtesy
an Airedale terrier, by rights as much . King OF
withstood Time in company with his master, the
King OF Kings. Of an Egyptian dynasty in an
Further down the Mall in a bachelors bungalow
lived spaniel, with it was supposed Two thor
oughbred newborn spaniel puppies One night
Jumbo's mistress was amazed TO see MN N come
which he deliberately gave over to her care never
to make it drink out Of a saucer, he saw it prop
crly fed from bottle. Then and not I'll then, ne
, been its mother Two days afterward the owner
Of the spaniel when calling told Jambo's mistress
Of his great loss. Some nights before the poor
7naniel mother had been found outside his garden
servants had tried to feed the pups but one had
died and the other had most Inysteriously disap-
come and see said JumHos Mistress 5to "a dtEa ght
6awnng upon % d hGTt "A ~ g f g norentsge Sd
the wise old dog after the death Of his one mother
care OF a better nurse who had babies and bottles
o. her own nurTe To baI5 ne beelr rasn61sibie
and smarter better cared for better better drilled drilled pup pup
felt himself responsible
Mr.. w. J. Long tells US that his little book IS
an effort 10 understand the common life OF ami
mails and men and 10 be reasonably cheerful
about both The philosophy Of Brother Peter
Rabbit as here interpreted, IS calculated &C
ebate the eelf-esteem Of mankind and to rouse q
new respect for the rules Of conduct divinely
iroplanted IN the animal nature, mind or char
acter whatever one chooses TO call it. Brother
Rabbits Lessons are most tngeniously conveyed
with illustrative anecdotes that are full OF IN
terest
TIL. nhotograph which faces the title page o.
/ "-rhe story OF Scraggles" shows big man bend
ing over the tiriest Of birds sitting fearessly a
! ,-s ease on his foot The pages that follow tel
tre touching story Of the friendship between lh'
! +vo. Scraggles was baby song sparrow de-
serted by its kind because It was a weak4iha
v-,tb crlppled wing and unable to fly Pro
! tassor lanes found and rescued the dishevelled
s-,eb+aned little thing, took It home, gave It III
! ,,aaao-o Of his study. and won his way into IL
/ 1,,.Ie heart Here is a glimpse Of the two TIT
! 80, man AZ work at his desk the little birt
/ osTa.n IN her favorite nest, his muscular hand;
ehe Sc now asleep in nv left hend. though It &
I'S SIe sfteInoon. Crawling in between my fingers
eafiy ~-,FortSbIv a arranged herself. perched on on
sho coIt.o ~, dn-eTs Ihe others covering her). ant
~ ,5en S putting her head under her right wing Sh
! utT7l.. ut7.E 5ToDrzd off 70 sleep. Many nights Wneu
am r the study at her 2edtim1 she she has & refuse sd
! 70 pe.CL. - and rleads 10 be lifted up. As pu
down " r5y hand She jumps into II: ana, as ~
6 aeU w into II as II II were nest curves her hea
@ @uD@aI ~ u-ire and goes TO sleep. II my nngar
undsT leI f5-tsbIe to her she picks at them
are no. nor 1le rv vigorousy-unti put them as sh
desires
The s.orv Of the short lived little bird IS
-.i..,i,-o one II will have a special attraction