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

pair Tor life and IN cssse OF death the
survivor remains dlsconsols,e and
alone 10 tho end This seems absurd.
u IA the way Of the geese
Mans Bso Influence.
In making o.serya,ions one 10 ham
per~d by the fact that association With
man has always been rliDous 20 the
doubt that the dog. now promiscu-
GUS. VIA originally homogeneous
creature One Of the great difficulties
besetting the growing N blue fozes for
their fur on the islands of the Ber1ng
Sea, IL what hiss been called the OBJ
sfinate and dsplorabls monogamy OF
those animals The breeders are work
ing hard 20 break down this high moral
sentiment and produce a blue fox that
does not object TO poiygsmy. promlscu-
iiy. or any other combination. and 20
remove all sentimental obstacles 10
their experiments
TO sum up. there ~ evidence that
In the animal worlu there has long
been "A cropping after an ideal form OF
'''f t'f't b'ttHHihb WIN Pi'ifih'httff
they have worked through many stages
into pure monogamy. and, other things
equal. the species. owing 20 natural
laws. are succcssful IN proportion aH
they have reached H., and. therefore,
have developed an instructive recogni-
ton of the Seventh Commandment"
Top-Notchers In Matrimony.
The fox, the wolf the goose. and this
pigeon-ths<e appear 20 have reached
top notch position I'm matrimonial
'naftera, and Que is not surprised TO
learn that the FIRST OF them has been
selected as hero Of romance
Tn my story" said Mr. Seton. II
trace Domino Hcynard'a career until he
is In his prime. and there leave him
without recounting any possible tragic
ending. For the basis Of my incidents.
as have said. used the observations
that ] made In the cases Of many foxes
Thus, there is the fox's fidelity TO one
mate through life Then there Is his
asslduity as father to his young. The
fox 10 an excellent father and 50 as
rule are the male members of the dog
family--cxceptng Of course. the do
nestle dog. whose moral character has
been ruined through domesiication
Unfortunately. however. In the case OF
the fox. the parental bond disappears
entirely when the young OF the family
grow np That was an exceedingly dis
appointing fact which | was forced.
nevertheless. TO recognize In making
up my story.
There Is another curious domestic
tradition. as you might call It. In tho
married iife of the fox | have made
II tho subject OF one of the illustrations
accompanying the story OF Domino
Rcynard. the enforced absence of the
male fox for certain period surround
Ing the birth OF his offspring. Curious
ly enough the same rule Is observed
among the lower orders of the human
spccies--the mother gives birth to her
child In secrecy. nor is the husband al
lowed TO see It until II is several
days old In my story thus picture
the fox who IL about TO became moth
er coming out to take drink OF water
and there signaling TO Domino Rey-
nard. the husband that he is to keep
away. At such times find the father
OF the family does NO, return until his
newborn offspring have their eyes
open"
But their practice OF monogamy.
how have you been able to prove thatg"
was asked. 1T must be impossible TO
follow one fox season after season
"A 10 a
that he always remains true TO one
wife"
Methods Of Observation.
I'm that matter have trusted no,
only TO my own observations; have
sought corroboratiye evidence as we'll
from those who are thoroughly conver.
SAINT with the lore OF the woods ms they
have been able TO gather It for them
selves rather than from books. have
already given the testimony of the Ber.
Ing Sea fox breeders who find them
selves seriously hampcred by the OBJ
stinate' devotion Of the male fox TO one
wife. Then ask indians whom meet
In the woods as to what they know on
the subject For instance. | question.
ed recently an old fellow that met
In the Canadian woods
Weasel asked him. did you ever
see foxes going along many together in
the woods2'
No net many together
Did you ever see fox travelling
alones'
Yes. sometimes
Did ycu ever see female fox alone
NJ her p.sfrf