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in fact, the insecurity of any object under the 

 roof with that mischief-working creature. The 

 one and the only way, therefore, to satisfy both 

 factions in the household, is to place the cun- 

 ning culprit in a room by himself, in which is 

 nothing he can injure, and let him visit the 

 other parts of the house only under the guar- 

 dianship of some one who can give undivided 

 attention to him, and who shall be made 

 responsible for any pranks in which he may 

 indulge. 



Monkeys are in several respects delightful 

 pets. They are so intelligent that a study of 

 their ways is of great interest ; they are always 

 original, even in their naughtiness, and so 

 comical in their doings that they furnish a 

 never-failing source of entertainment to the 

 grown-up part of the family, while to the chil- 

 dren they are the most charming of playmates. 

 A chimpanzee who played with children would 

 imitate everything they did in their games, 

 and when they resorted to " making faces " to 

 amuse themselves, they found that he could 

 beat them at that. He understood that it 

 was in play, and seemed to take as much 

 pleasure in it as they did. No house can 



