The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1907-08-22

intelligence, as does DR.. Long. But
you asked me if the animals in the
ZOO had anything to say in their owr
behalf on this subject Of reason and i'll
diyiduality. Let us take look around
to see."
Leaving the Doctors roomy study.
| we made our way to the PrilnateS
house. AS usual. although it was IN
| the middle of the day, there were plep-
| ty of visitors watching the antics of
these hairy athletes Of the jungle on
the flying trapeze and horizontal bar.
but as soon as DR.. Hornaday entered
the apes hall the acrobatic perform
ance stopped, there was discordant
chorus of simian voices from every
part of the ediflce, while the three
chimpanzees at our right hand-Au.
gust. Soko and Polly, as they are call
ed-swung down to the floor Of their
cage. where they stood quivering with
excitement, their arms stretched out
through the bars, looking eagerly in our
direction.
August! August"' called the doctor
as he made his way to the three ex-
pectant ones.
| "Wah-wah! Hoo-hoov' shrieked Au-
gust in reply, at the same time trying
to wind his long, sinewy arms in an
afectionate embrace around DR.. Horn
aday's neck.
81 don't know just what 'Wah, wah,
hoo, hoo MEANS" laughed the latter.
"but that is the greeting August al
ways gives me, and I have no doubt it
stands for something pleasant In the
simian dialect.
"WelI, you see they know me and
are doing all that Is In their power to
show their pleasure at having me here.
If I was in the habit Of giving them
food the man who holds to the theory
Of instinct would explain all this jubi-
liant demonstration in my behalf very
easily. But I never yet have given Au-
gust anything to eat from my own
hands. have petted him, however,
looked down his throat and examined
his teeth, from all of which. I take 1t,
August has reasoned that am his par
ticular friend, and he treats me accord
ingly.
"Let me give you perfect instance
| Of the intelligence of monkeys mixed
with an amount Of reasoning that
would do credit to human being. This
chimpanzee that you see here-Soko
call her-was at first a tremendously
active little animal. Her spirits were
| so exuberant she was uncomfortable.
| One day, however, she was taken sick.
She lost her good spirits and moped In
her cage until we discovered that she
had developed an abscess In her jaw.
| This necessitated a surgical operation,
and we, were puzzled to know how to
handle her. On the day previous to the
one fixed for this painful operation DR..
Blair, our veterinary surgeon, stood In
front Of her cage looking at her. Soko
came forward and pressed her face be-
tween the bars. The doctor opened her
mouth and felt the abscess with his
finger. Instead of finching she turned
her face so that he could get at the
diseased part to better advantage.
Finding that she was not only unmind-
full Of the pain that he was causing
her. but seemed anxious to have him
do something to help her. he took out
his knife, successfully opened the alb
scess through the grating, while she all
the while kept her jaw mot1onless
/ against the bars. She seemed positive
" grateful for the cut he gave her and
since that time has voluntarily sub
! mitted to similar operations. How was
that for an example Of reasoning intei-
lfgence Of high order?
Call this f course is absolutely IN
exblicable on the theory Of mere In
stinct."
When we left the Prilnates' house
we crossed the path Of one of the zoo
elephants who was being led BY his
keeper. The huge animal walked slow
" up to DR.. Hornaday and stood In
front of him, extending his trunk ana
sedately tapping his ears.
| An, yes, ue waits LILO SoSoA ~
the doctor, helping the swaying trunk
to find what it was after in his pocket.
"Do'you know Gunda? Well, Gunda
runs a savings bank. He Is one OF the
wisest Of elephants, and the elephants
share the palm for intelligence with
the chimpanzee In two days time
| Gunda was trained to the banking
business, and now he looks after his
money in the most approved fashion.
If you give him a penny he puts it in a
box that he has for that purpose and
then solemnly rings bell. IF you
give him a peanut and penny at the
same time he carefully puts the peanut
in his mouth and the penny he de-
posits as usual in his bank. He never
makes a mistake about it.
"The fact is that as soon as you sue
ceed in training any animal to do what
neither he nor his ancestors have ever
done in a wild state you have proved
that his mere instinct, the blind fac
ulty which he is supposed to acquire
from his parents, has been surpassed