Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-05-05

ready for The night. He blows out
the candle. then it is time to get
up again. He gets up goes through
few physical exercises, dresses,
and rides off the stage ON tricycle..
himself leading the applause by
clapping his hands as he rides out.
In private life, Coasui IS 10 less
social activities and refinements OF
civilization. 1t might be thought by
those unfamiliar with his career that
his public performance was tour
de force which he had been trained
by the most strenuous and patient
effort on the part of his keeper. But
see the ape in private and he is the
same succession of wonders, to the
ordinary beholder lie writes his own
name: he needs about a minute for
! the job, but he writes each letter
with great care and invariably in the
same way Thus the 20" he always
shapes like boys kite. This liter
airy accomplishment has been utilized
by the apes manager in business
Z iid'ACl0f anu NhEAhE otStiIu ny 1oAf
sui" regularly go to a London bank,
where his deposit is kept, and they
are promptly honored by the bank
officials
/ The ape also uses "a typewriter TO
some extent. that is, he can operate
the machine perfectly, but he fills
the page with q hodge-podge of let
ters. signing his name correctly
however at the bot n Of every page
This shows that he has learned the
six keys that maks his own sigma
ture and suggests that further prog
ress in tipping depends simply upon
his future development in the intel
| igent use of human language. Con
! sui can use sewing machine prop
| erly he can thread his needle and
| he actually mends bis underclothing.
OF course, he dresses himself, al
ways Steps in a bed like a civilized
man, and takes tub bath every
| morning de drinks coffee for break
! fast, claret for lunch. with perhaps
a bottle of Bass's ale. and usually
takes a little whisky before going
to bed. Consul began smoking Gig
arets at two years Of age. and ne
/ now smokes q day-~being at the
age ~ seven years and still growing.
witt his second teeth cutting through
For pets he has q fox terrier and a
cat which he treats beautifully. be
ing good-tempered ape, But he
tolerates children only when the
grownups ignore them, at this point
showing rather jealous disposition
This Is all exceedingly interesting
hut more interesting still is the way
! the ohimpanzee acquired his educa-
zion. He has never been trained"
IN the way lower animals usually
aee. His tricks have not been forced
contrary Consul ie what he is today
because he has lived with civilized
human beings since he was nine
months old sharing from infancy 50
10 speak like any child Consul has
grown up unconsc ously imi ating
those around him. He has Brown
10 other life than that Of The mon
+ he has lived with. q thus he has
copied their habits and absorbed his.
man culture to the very limit ~ his
brain capacity. The process this ape
has gone through. It Is easy 70 see.
has a scientific basis It 's Illus rat
ed constantly &c the rearing Of chit
dren. 4 may - observed in the de-
velopment Of backward races when
brought into contact with race more
advanced ia civilization Peo5abl'
any chimpaszee IN he African inn.
/ gle could have equaled Consul's red
ord = he had had Consul e2riv
educational advantage % daily as
sociation with yerD super or spp.
cies and K'DllnK's story of aTowgli
the jungle child illustrates. ~ mea-