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or when the same sound was uttered by others ; and 

 it was in this way that he greeted Hermes when he 

 came to his bed in the morning. He was happiest 

 when seated on a woman's arm, with his long arms 

 wound round her neck, and would sit quiet in this 

 position as long as he was permitted to do so, and 

 when taken away would scream like a child. When 

 Frau Hermes left the room, he would run after her, 

 and try to scramble up as soon as he reached her ; 

 if she took his hand, he went with her quietly. 

 This gibbon may be compared favourably with other 

 anthropoids, on account of his extraordinary clean- 

 liness. He always returned to the place first used 

 for his necessities, and never made his bed or the 

 room unclean. There was not a trace of smell about 

 him, so that he was quite an agreeable companion ; 

 and he shared the bed of one of Dr. Hermes' chil- 

 dren without causing the least disturbance or discom- 

 fort. He was fond of swinging to and fro by a 

 cord, to which he held with one hand. 



A specimen of Hylobates funereus was kept in Paris 

 for about a year. It was very intelligent, yet less 

 so than other anthropoids. It knew its keepers and 

 frequent visitors, and was pleased to be fondled ; 

 but it showed no preference for one person more 

 than another, not even for its keeper. 



Martin describes how in 1840, in Paris, a live 

 bird was let into the cage of an Hylobates agilis. 

 After watching its flight, the ape swung himself on 

 to a distant bough, which he seized with one hand 

 and the bird with the other. Its objects, both 

 the bird and the bough, were attained with as much 



