The new South-news., 1909-03-27

animal fhnf he is lacking IN character
ana ls quite immorEl--or even more
so-as his neighbcrs who indulge in
little pilferiug expeditions among the
tarryarda that ius them 10 wicked.
neas Is possibly destined 10 rude
awakening Judged by the standards
of human society the fox. II appears.
According 10 he testimony d his lat
est mogfnpher. ls a very csiimable in.
oiylduai indeed lie IL possessed of a
considerable degree Of elsdom-but
that haa been accorded 30 him by a
long limo of nature students and folk.
lore people chicken forms very
imall portion Of his diet. and az q hus-
band and. 10 a limited extent. father
he is n model ~ rcciiiudc and propricty
thai ii might be well for the degenerate
human species 10 follow.
new view Of the fox. or. the fox
in he role of hero and uncompromis.
Ing foe of polygamy. might be- said 20
furnish tho motive Of series OF pa
pcra by Ernest Thompson Seton In The
Century Domino Reynard Of Goldur
Town IL tho title given TO these pa.
pcrs. which have for their purpose, In
the authors own words. ITO show the
manworld how the fox world lives
and above AL to advertise and empha-
slze the beautiful monoeamy OF the bet.
tc4-clnsa fox.
IN the 3inzwas' Camp.
On the one hundred and fifty acres
OF lake and woodland which Mr.. Sc
toms beautiful estate OF Wyndyguul,
Cos Cob. Conn. there are no foxes at
present Al least Sunday Times
reporter failed to discover the traces
Of any as he searched through field and
thickct the other day In the hope of
hndlns. not fox. but Mr. Scton-and
mn explanation There we're plenty OF
primitive things in the wilds OF Wyndy.
goul-dcfortc1 Indian tcpecs. totem
poles with the totcms SIN on them.
prehistoric birds IN wood and stone.
bark canoes. abandoned nreplacos OF
frankly aboriginal paitern--the re-
muirs. In fact. Of the camp of the SIN
awaf. one Of the tribes of the Seton
Indians" a rnco of outdoor devotces
which maintains every summer some.
ming Ike two thousand camps scat
tered throughout the United States and
Canada. And then there were Wild
geese. fcorcs OF thcm-at least they
used TO be Wild before they struck
Wyndygcul- shufing and cacklng
among the autumn leaves that covered
mp the various Indian trails along
Va N.s IA q
ci to course their prey In summer. Oi
thcHc Wild lccsc. by the way. there IL
much to be said when II comes 10 an
"fimnfc of the polygamous and mono
Famous procllvitics OF animals.
Rcynard. Hero Of Fiction.
"fho story OF Domino Reynard."
said Mr. Seton when the reporter final
ly found him among the intricate
mazcs of Wyndygoul gives the life
history OF fox In the form of fc-
don. II In fiction founded on fact. on
my own observations. extending over
period OF many years Domino Rey.
nard. the hero OF the story. Is com
p"'ite of some twenty or thirty foxes
that ! have watched as they appeared
either In Wild state or famed In df.
ferent households. Among other moral
qualities which | have thus discovered
IN the fox Is a strong homogeneous ten.
dcncy In his family relations, and that
IL something which have emphasized
In my forthcoming story"
To thoroughly appreciate Mr.. seton's
position In regard TO this subject OF
The marriage relation among animals
one needs TO recall a recent paper o,
his on the National History OF the
Ten Commandments" In. this paper he
advanced the theory. which he support
cd by Incidents taken from his own ob.
sersotionS. that obedience TO five al
least OF the Ten Commandments is a
law OF the lower animals The prom
ised Domino keynard story viii thus.
IN "a way be a practical illustration in
hetion form OF what Mr Seton believes
TO be the foS's innate respect for the
seventh Commandment.
1T Is commonly remarked" 4" he saws.
that while the Mosaic law did not ex.
pressly forbid polyR1my. Il surrounded
marriage with 30 many restrictions
hi'tA ny TWINK UP 10 tue spirit OF them
the Hebrew was ultimately forced into
pure monogamy IL is extremely inter.
csting TO note that the animals in their
blind groqlng for an ideal form OF
union have gone through the same
STAGES and have arrived az exactly the
same conclusion. Nonosamy is their
best solution ~ the marriage question
and Is the rule among all the higher
and most successful animals
There are four degrees OF mono
samN. One In which the male STAYS
with one female as lons as she inter-
esis him or desires mate. then
changes TO another; for his season may
be many times as long as hers. Thus
he may have several wives IN The sea.
son. but only one nc n time This is
con, onient for both parties. but II is
open TO the same objection as fraul,
polysamy. II is the way Of the tscosr
A second Kind. In which the male and
one female are paired FOR that breeding