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day will come in its own sphere, and in its own time, 

 when we shall know ; but it will come to us in a future 

 stage. Therefore it is simply an elaborate loss of 

 valuable time to argue on possibilities or probabilities, 

 for time alone will unfold the mystery. 



Affinity In the same way, there is a distinct affinity, I 



manTnd firmly believe, between the human and animal kingdom, 

 but of a material and inferior grade, more in the form 

 of a species of animal magnetism, which is first of all 

 set in motion by a mutual feeling of sympathy, that 

 creates a bond of fellowship which age and association 

 ripen into affection. In like measure, I believe that it 

 is this force which accounts for the extreme fancy or 

 intense dislike that a horse or a dog, the latter 

 especially, will contract on first coming into contact 

 with an individual. This is usually attributed to 

 instinct, and inasmuch that it springs into existence all 

 of a sudden, and on the impulse of a moment, it is 

 instinctive, 

 is its mo- But the question is, whence the instinct? How 



tive power . . . 



instinct or and why impelled into being, without previous pro- 

 vocation or knowledge of any kind ? Instinct is but 

 simply impulse. Here surely behind this impulse is 

 something more a motive intelligent reasoning power, 

 that causes the animal to think and act. At all events 

 it is a thought worthy of consideration ; and that this 

 affinity exists between man and certain animals only 

 notably between the horse and dog, animals to whom 

 man bears a distinct analogy in some respects I feel 

 quite certain, and I will endeavour to explain myself 

 as clearly as I can as I go along. That it does not 

 simply spring from use and association only is, I think, 



