8 Apes. 



concerned in their management. The house in 

 which they are kept is certainly not arranged, like 

 the reptile-house, for example, with a view to the 

 comfort of those who visit it, being the worst in 

 the Gardens ; but that it is eminently fitted for its 

 purpose is proved by the excellent health of its 

 inmates. And we can only hope that if the Society 

 build a new and more taking house for their anthro- 

 poid apes it may prove as well suited for its pur- 

 pose as the present, from the visitor's point of view, 

 particularly uncomfortable quarters. 



