186 ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE 



just right. When solid food, as meat, is put in the 

 mouth, it is rejected. 



Shows a desire to use claws ; sticks them into objects. 



In play have seen an incipient run on two or three 

 occasions. 



When the mother has been cleaning the kitten, after 

 answering nature's calls, there have for some days been 

 cries, but to-day there is active protest with teeth and 

 claws, which, however, the mother heeds but little. 



When placed on a window ledge, 2 feet from the 

 floor (and seeming more), the kitten looks down and 

 plainly would like to get down, but does not venture 

 to try the descent. 



After lapping milk to-day it cleans itself (toilet). 



Is seen for the first time to wash its own face. 



30tk day. To-day, a pan, containing some fine sand 

 in the bottom, is set near the kitten's box which is to 

 be used as a retiring place to encourage cleanly habits. 

 The sand will be frequently renewed. 



The studies in connection with this have proved very 

 interesting and instructive to the writer. 



The kitten climbs out of box, and goes to the corner 

 of the room near the box, and cries. It is then lifted 

 into the pan and soon passes urine. 



It then visits the book-shelf and tries to get in ; cries. 

 Not succeeding, it returns towards its box, and having 

 to pass the pan on the way, it puts one paw into the 

 sand, but withdraws it and goes on. 



It soon enters its box and sleeps. 



Later, is out of its box. 



The tearing of the paper wrappers from a journal 

 startles it considerably. 



In the evening leaves its box and plays a good deal. 

 It can now walk well, and run in some fashion. 



It carries tail in all ways now, and moves it more 

 or less. 



