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is the significance of sound and sign, in cases where 

 co-operation Avith man proves possible. Mr. Garner 

 has supplied admirable testimony in his records of his 

 dealings with monkeys. I quote here an example 

 which seems conclusive on the leading questions 

 involved in claiming intelligence for the higher 

 mammals. One of the most intelligent of all the 

 brown Capuchins that I have ever seen was Nellie, 

 who belonged to a dealer in Washington. When 

 she arrived there, I was invited to call and see her. 

 I introduced myself in my usual way, by giving her 

 the sound for food, to which she promptly replied. 

 She was rather informal, and we were soon engaged 

 in a chat on that subject, the one above all others 

 that would interest a monkey. On my second visit, 

 she was like an old acquaintance, we had a fine time. 

 On my third visit, she allowed me to put my hands 

 into her cage, and handle her with impunity. On my 

 next visit, I took her out of the cage, and we had a 

 real romp. This continued for some days, during 

 which time she would answer me on all occasions 

 when I used the word for food or drink. She had 

 grown quite fond of me, and always recognised me 

 as I entered the door. About this time, there came 

 to Washington a little girl who was deaf, dumb, and 

 blind; she was accompanied by her teacher, who 

 acted as interpreter. One of the greatest desires of 

 this little girl s life was to see a live monkey that 

 is, to see it with her fingers. The dealer who owned 

 the monkey sent for me to come down to her, as I 

 could handle the monkey for her. I took Nellie from 

 the cage, and when any one except myself would put 

 hands upon her, she would growl, and scold, and 



