[MILIS] PSYCHIC DEVELOPMENT OF YOUNG ANIMALS 201 
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37th day.—This morning early, the kitten enters the pan of its own 
accord and functions. 
When I cough at 6 ft., the kitten puts up its back (surprise). 
It is given milk on the window ledge referred to before; and when 
it has finished lapping scrambles down between the wall and a rocking 
ehair. 
Later it comes over to me and climbs up my clothing into my lap. 
Visits the pan again of its own accord and functions ; after which it 
retires to its box and sleeps. 
Climbs into a waste paper basket and after moving about among the 
papers a little while, climbs out without upsetting the basket. 
The kitten walks out of the room but on being turned back towards 
the door and the hands clapped it runs in again. 
Again uses pan of its own accord. 
Walks out of the room and begins to climb the stairs leading to a 
higher flat. 
Climbs into my wife’s lap in the evening and from thence gets upon 
a table beside which she is sitting, and plays with objects on the table. 
At the sound of footsteps in the room, inclined to retreat from the 
table. 
38th day.—Slept long behind the barricade this morning. On 
awakening goes spontaneously to the pan. 
To-day goes behind books on another shelf near my table, and when 
removed, returns. 
Cooked meat is licked but not chewed or swallowed. 
Goes from my daughter’s lap to the table top and sleeps there. On 
awakening it looks down after moving about some, crouches but hesitates 
to go further, 
About 9 p.m., on this day when sitting on one of my legs, the other 
being separated from this only about the length of the kitten, wishing to 
get across to the other leg, it fears to leap, but walks up higher where 
there it finds a natural bridge. 
The kitten is put on the window ledge where there is some milk. It 
soon wishes to get down ; hesitates, cries, looks to mother apparently for 
aid, walks along the whole ledge, in doing which as the window is open 
it must pass over a surface only 14 inches wide. At last I hold a journal 
a little way from the ledge upon which the kitten steps and is lowered 
by me to the floor. 
Sucks mother now practically only at night, though up to the 
present it has eaten no solid food. 
39th day.—W hen lapping milk the old difticulty is noticed to-day and 
occasionally still. 
Climbs on my lap and thence upon the table by which I sit, making 
use of the table cloth as a means of ascent. 
