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are of the most eccentric and various character, and that 

 this instance proves nothing with regard to the elephant's 

 inherent nature. As a mere matter of reasoning, the 

 objection is vaHd, and logically it is unanswerable ; but, 

 perhaps, some of those who believe that these brutes 

 possess virtues of which most men are nearly destitute, will 

 inform the world why " must "-delirium or actual insanity 

 in an elephant, always takes the form of homicidal mania. 



