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experience to this effect, for it is wonderful how 

 soon wild animals (and even fish) profit by the 

 latter, and I cannot doubt that they have means 

 of communication with one another, for which men, 

 as a rule, do not give them credit. It is possible 

 that the light trick, though very paying where it is 

 quite novel, might soon cease to be effective in any 

 one locality after a few animals had been missed, or 

 slightly wounded, in attempting it. On the whole, 

 however, I would recommend the beginner to give 

 the panther credit for reasoning powers, and to 

 neglect no chance of trying to make him reason 

 wrongly. 



A tiny pet terrier bitch of my wife's very recently 

 afforded a remarkable instance of reason as opposed 

 to instinct in animals. While I was practising at 

 the Bar, and during our absence for the two months, 

 annual recess (the courts close for that period), 

 "Midge" was left in charge of a lady Mrs. M., 

 who lived at a distance of twenty-seven miles from 

 our then residence in Madura. 



This lady had been staying in Madura some time 

 before, in a house about three-quarters of a mile 

 from our own, the former being usually unoccupied, 

 and " Midge" had often accompanied my wife when 

 she went to see Mrs. M. while the latter was there. 



Some time after our return and "Midge's" res- 

 toration to us, Mrs. M., accompanied by her husband 

 and children, came to Madura for a few days, and 

 " Midge " and the children (who were close friends) 

 met, with great mutual delight, at the club one 

 evening. Next morning, after she was let out of 



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