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he was fastened by a light cord to an iron 

 weight, the cord having a swivel so that it 

 would not kink. The cord was long enough 

 to give him the freedom of the mantel, a tall- 

 backed chair at one end, and a bookcase at the 

 other. 



The bed of my pet was a wooden box lined 

 with blanket, with a piece of the same spread 

 over the top for cover; and the care with 

 which he lifted the blanket, curled his tail up 

 like a watch-spring, and slipped in so as not 

 to disarrange the covering was very droll to 

 see. In spite of all this warmth, if I heated a 

 flat stone and put it on the mantel, he would 

 discover it in a moment, take his seat on that 

 stone, and never leave it till all the warmth 

 had departed. 



A pair of marmosets that lived in a house 

 in Brooklyn were kept in a large cage, per- 

 haps two and a half by four feet, and four 

 feet high. The bed was in a small box fas- 

 tened up under the roof, with a small round 

 hole for entrance. During the summer they 

 were kept on a back porch, and after get- 

 ting accustomed to the surroundings they 

 were let out every day. At first they were 



