Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-10-17
English Writer Says They Think
and Dream.
Maeaque, In Captivity, Enter.,,,..
Himself With Feats Of Maolo--
Records OF the Reasonir q Pow.
srs Of Dumb Animals,

most people, despite loads OF ,.,..
demonstrating that animals tbins
consistently maintain that thew =.
not, says writer in the London A..
swers. The most remarkable s,aa.
Of Intelligence on the part Of a S"u '
say, are put down to "instintt" ~
If intelligence Is admitted, it is lookoS
upon by these persons as a dire,on.
brand from that displayed BY thou
selves.
A friend Of the writer has q do,-
a spaniel-that shows remarkable n.
telligence. When any one enters fl.
gate leading to Mr.. BIS count,
home Pedro-the dog in question.
barks a warning of the approach n,
stranger. On the writer's first whit 4
to Mr.. BIS home he received hi,
attention, but the very next time h.
went near that house Pedro an
preached him silently and walked h,
his side through the small. park sun
rounding the property. And the "a 4
markable thing about it was that Il
was pitch dark at the time-so dark j
that the animal was absolutely IN.
visible to the visitor.
Now, it was certainly his sense q,
smell that revealed the writer's iden.
tity to the dog. but it was memory
that told the animal that it was no !.
stranger who was approaching, while
it was reason that informed him that
1t was unnecessary to bark in such
circumstances.
That monkeys think there can ba
little doubt, and how very like human
beings they can be is illustrated BY
the case of one of these-a macaque
in captivity.
A large nut had become wedged IN
one Of his cheek pouches. and BY the
time it was discovered by the keeper
it was necessary to remove it by lane.
ing. This was done from the outside,
and then the wound was stitched
Then and there was born a monkey
magician. The animal had soon re.
moved the stitches and proceeded to
amuse himself and mystify his fel.
lows by most mysteriously causing
peanut to pass through his cheek and
come out by his mouth. Or he would
reverse the process, putting the nut
into his mouth and passing 1t out
through his cheek. Not content with
this, he demonstrated that the same
feat was easily Derformable with
straw in place of a peanut. And be
it said, no one watching the calm
expression of the performer and the
wonderment of the onlookers could
for a moment hesitate as to what any X
one Of them was thinking about.
That animals dream is almost as
certain as that they breathe. Watch
a sportsman dog after an exciting \
day. AS he lies curled up on the 4
doormat he will perk uneasily in bis
sleep and yelp with eagerness. If you 7
have ever seen the same dog trying \
to dig out rabbit, you will never
doubt that he is dreaming OF the I
chase.
In their wild state animals must /.
show intelligence in procuring food Z
and in escaping their enemies. Tho
cunning Of an old fox is proverblal
and it Is only experience that can
enable one fox to show greater skill I
in eluding pursuit than his younger
brother. If only instinct were nee
essary the younger animal. with all
his faculties sharper, would have the 7
advantage.
Who dare deny that dog can /
smile? And who has not seen some I
dog suffering deep melancholy!
That a dog may even possess o'e'
nifty capable of being grlevously or
Tended was clearly demonstrated 10
the writer by Pedro, the dog ALREADY
mentioned at the beginning OF tn's
article. Pedro was going out snoor !
ing with his master. but fifty yaros z
away from the house Mr. b. "a'
called back to the telephone he lei. I
his gun lying on a grassy slope, anu 3
the writer sat down to walt, WIN 'n'
dog at his feet. ~
Presently, by way Of Joke, ~
picked UP the gun and invited Peolo
to come along. which he joyously pre- {
pared to do: Then the gun was :.
turned to the ground and the JoHe. 1
laughed. Highly offended. rea'. 7
turned his back upon the culpr'' aD'
slowly walked toward the house
He had been hoaxed and ID -
scented IT.. a