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which we express them. It is in this manner that 

 the elephant and the dog learn to obey the com- 

 mands of their master.* 



As an instance of this, Dr. Hastings said, that 

 a friend of his was one day shooting wild-fowl on 

 a lake in Ireland, accompanied by a large and very 

 intelligent water-spaniel. He wounded a wild-duck, 

 which swam about the lake and dived, followed by 

 the dog. The bird at last got to some distance, 

 and lowered itself in the water, as ducks are known 

 to do when they are wounded and pursued, leaving 

 nothing but his head out of it. The dog swam 

 about for some time in search of his prey, but all 

 scent was lost, and he obeyed his master's call, and 

 returned to the shore. He had no sooner arrived 

 there however, than he ran with the greatest ea- 

 gerness to the top of some high ground close to the 

 lake. On arriving there, he was seen looking round 

 in every direction, and having at last perceived the 

 spot where the duck was endeavouring to conceal 

 itself, he again rushed into the water, made directly 

 to the spot, he had previously marked, and at last 

 succeeded in securing the wounded bird. In rela- 

 ting this anecdote, Dr. Hastings assured his com- 

 panions, that there could be no doubt of its accura- 

 racy. He added, that a large house in his neigh- 



* A few of the preceding remarks on the faculties of ani- 

 mals, are to be found in Mr. Smellie's work on the ' Philosophy of 

 Natural History.' 



