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the kitchen-table leg, now to a clothes-post in 

 the yard; for an hour chaining him where he 

 can look into the street, and for another where 

 family affairs may interest him, will give him 

 the variety he craves, and keep him interested 

 and amused. 



This shivering exile from the tropics should 

 always have a warm and comfortable bed, with 

 plenty of blankets or other coverings. A dry 

 and airy furnace-room is a good place for him 

 to pass his nights ; but it must be dry, for he 

 is exceedingly susceptible to cold and damp- 

 ness. A small hammock, or a swing of proper 

 size, will furnish him amusement for hours 

 every day. 



As to diet, the monkey needs very little or 

 no animal food, but plenty of grain products 

 and fruit. He is particularly fond of eating 

 what his human friends eat, and he develops 

 a discriminating taste very quickly. Nothing 

 delights him more than to take his meals at 

 the family table, where he will go through 

 the bill of fare, from soup to coffee, with the 

 greatest relish. 



The smaller members of the four-handed 

 tribe, the marmosets, are much more easily 



