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association, memory, but an unsuspected genius for dealing 

 with numbers. Those who take this view need not, of 

 course, accept KralPs generous conclusion that his horses 

 think as men do, but they must give him credit as an 

 educator who has been rewarded by the discovery of 

 remarkable mental powers which at present elude analysis. 

 In any case, it is for Comparative Psychology to continue 

 the investigation on the strictest scientific lines and with- 

 out prejudice. 



A lady in Mannheim taught her Airedale terrier on KralPs 

 methods. The dog learned to count and spell like Krall's 

 horses. Professor H. E. Ziegler reports that he visited 

 the dog, and drew on a piece of paper a mouse (Maus), a 

 flower (Blume), and an elephant (Elefant). The dog 

 spelled out ' Maus ' ; then Bliml, which is said to be the 

 local dialect for Blume ; and, finally, Kma Krai Brdo. 

 The last was very puzzling, but it seems that the dog had 

 seen several days before a postcard of Krall's young 

 elephant, which is called Kama. Therefore, when shown 

 Professor Ziegler's drawing, it spelled out Kma Krai. It 

 may be that Brdo referred by some association of ideas 

 to Krall's blind horse, Berto. As no one knew beforehand 

 what was to be drawn, it is difficult to suggest that the 

 dog was coached up, and we have Professor Ziegler's word 

 for it that unconscious hints and trickery cannot be thought 

 of for a moment. 



