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mouths, and one jumped over the other's back. 

 These were young animals, but whether they im- 

 proved as they grew older, or, instead, became 

 stolid and unwieldy, I am not informed. Per- 

 forming bulls equal to them in extent of pro- 

 gramme, at least, have been exhibited in the 

 United States more recently and are still to be 

 seen. 



The natural agility of goats has often been 

 taken advantage of by trainers, who have taught 

 them to climb precarious structures and to stand 

 on the tops of bottles, and in other ticklish situa- 

 tions. This is in pursuance of the rule that all 

 trainers ought to follow, namely, to make an animal 

 do difficult things only in the line of his inherent 

 abilities. The goat is a natural climber and equili- 

 brist, or he never could have been taught to walk 

 an ordinary and legitimate tight rope, as one did 

 nightly in London some time ago. 



Clowns often exercise the bear and pig in 

 public. Two or three centuries ago, trick-bears 

 were constantly travelling about Europe. The 

 bear exhibits great ingenuity and wit in his native 

 forest; but trainers say he is one of the hardest 

 and most unsatisfactory animals to teach. 



The educated pig is a more modern addition to 

 the theatrical menagerie. No animal looks more 

 stupid, but every farmer can tell you this is an 

 error. The wiles and sagacity of the animal in 

 a wild state, or when allowed to run loose and 



