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brandy-drops are used in public exhibitions as rewards, though 

 tills IS done sparingly. 



Besides these weaknesses of appetite, to which their trainers 

 appeal, monkeys have a fondness for petting. Jardine men- 

 tions one of the shooloch species who was particularly pleased 

 with caresses. He would lie down and allow his head to be 

 combed and the long hair of his arms to be brushed, and seemed 

 delighted with the tickling sensation produced by the brush on 



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his belly and legs. Turning from side to side, he would first 

 hold out one limb and then the other. 



It is rare that any of the monkey tribe have been made 

 available for any really useful purpose. Occasionally, we 

 believe, they have been made to turn spits, and one case is 

 recorded of a monkey on shipboard who was taught to wash 

 dishes and perform several other of the minor duties of the 

 culinary department, under the supervision of the cook. Among 

 the Kaffirs of Africa a particular species of baboon, the chacma, 

 is^ trained for a somewhat novel purpose. These chacmas 

 will eat anything a man will, and torment the natives grievous- 

 ly by pillaging their gardens. The tables are, however, in 



