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salubrity of person or dwelling, including ventilation and 

 elevation, and the removal of refuse. 



5. The obtaining and use of food. 



6. The construction of dwellings, including the selection 

 of material. 



7. The pursuit, capture, and disposal of pr&y. 



8. Mutual assistance of all kinds. 



9. Avoidance of disagreeables in work, duty, or other- 

 wise ; or of obstacles, enemies, or dangers. 



10. Use of tools, instruments, or weapons natural and 

 artificial, including the use of baits and of money all as 

 pointed out in a special chapter thereanent. 



11. Organisation in all its forms; also as discussed in a 

 special chapter. 



12. Preservation of life, either of each other or of man. 



13. Storage of food for future use. 



14. The stoppage of runaway animals for instance, of 

 horses and ponies, by dogs. 



15. Discovery of, and action in, fires of man's dwellings. 



16. The modes of murder and revenge. 



17. Eepair of injury to dwellings or other works of con- 

 struction. 



18. Taking selfish advantage of the labours of others. 



19. Behaviour in emergency. 



20. Correction of error as shown in the chapters on 

 Error: 



21. Discharge of duties, self-imposed or imposed by man, 

 including the economization of labour. 



22. Means of attracting attention each other's or man's 

 as pointed out in the chapters on * Language.' 



23. Perpetration and concealment of crime. 



24. Destruction or concealment of instruments of punish- 

 ment, such as whips. 



25. Arrangement of decorations to please taste, or to 

 suit a special purpose, such as a nuptial assembly or cere- 

 mony. 



26. The phenomena of charming, of making the best use 

 of their personal attractions. 



27. Succouring the wounded. 



