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a comparatively complete development rather suddenly, 
even when the animal is watched daily. This was 
especially observable in the mongrel puppy after a 
certain date, and was, I think, all the more so because 
his development for a time seemed rather slow, which 
I attribute in part to his being the sole puppy for most 
of his life. 
And here I would draw special attention to facts of 
this character. The puppy’s weaning was not begun 
till the 39th day, as his dam was well able to supply 
him with milk, and his nutrition was excellent, but 
when this process, generally requiring a good deal 
of care, and often attended by much derangement of 
health, was begun, there seemed to be no need of 
gradation, etc. The puppy was ready at once in every 
sense to eat all kinds of food fit for a dog. 
When he was allowed out in the yard, all voluntary 
movements seemed to undergo a rapid development, 
which was not largely due, I think, to special exercise 
or practice, but to the sudden development of elements 
of the nerve centres that had been functionally latent. 
As before stated, this case of rapid development in 
different directions has impressed me very forcibly, 
and seems to be in harmony with a law of nature of 
pretty wide application. 
I do not think this puppy’s intelligence was equal to 
that of the St Bernards at three months, though super- 
ficial observation might have led one to conclude the 
reverse. Forward people often pass with the undiscern- 
ing for having an ability they do not possess, because 
of their confident, showy bearing, and the same remark 
would apply to this mongrel puppy. The animal is 
now more than four months old, and I have seen 
nothing in him to lead me to alter this opinion, though 
much to confirm what I have endeavoured to make 
clear, as having impressed me as true of the psychic 
