366 ORANG-UTAN. 



suspected, and ready to convey information of 

 any attempt to evade the duties. 



At the residence of Mr. Davies I had an oppor- 

 tunity of seeing a living specimen of the orang- 

 utan, which had been brought from Banjar- 

 massing, on the south coast of Borneo. The 

 animal was a male, and measured two feet four 

 inches in height, being the first specimen I had 

 seen alive. I was much pleased with its intel- 

 lectual appearance as compared with others of 

 the monkey tribe. He was seen to some dis- 

 advantage, as he was suffering from a severe 

 cold ; and not being found in the usual haunt, 

 was at last discovered in one of the beds, enve- 

 loped in a sheet. When we uncovered him, he 

 regarded us with a piteous countenance, as if to 

 inform us he was indisposed, — his eyes were suf- 

 fused with tears, cough, and skin very hot and dry, 

 with a pulse at one hundred and twenty. (What 

 is the natural standard of the healthy pulse in 

 this animal ?) He was evidently most desirous 

 of being wrapped up, and did not care to be 

 caressed by strangers, but turned his back upon 

 them, hiding his head and face. His usual place 

 of repose was on a mat in the verandah, but 

 feeling ill, he thought he might claim greater 

 indulgence, so took possession of one of the beds. 

 The large anterior mass of brain gave a high 



