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assisted me to explain my meaning as plainly as I 

 could. I had forgotten the exact manner in which 

 such lessons had been given me, but I hoped for the 

 best ! Indeed, " logic " was part and parcel of every 

 step taken during this course of instruction. Never 

 having taught before, I was desperately anxious to 

 give a logical a reasonable explanation of every- 

 thing to this other being respecting those things which 

 were quite clear to me. Those, too, who saw the dog 

 was learning something new, also felt that she seemed 

 to arrive at what I explained to her with great 

 rapidity and by exercising thought ; that, moreover, 

 she understood the matter as I understood it, and all 

 were convinced that there could be no doubt but that 

 she did think. 



I asked her, " 14," " 12," " 15 " ? And the right 

 answers were given. Then it occurred to me that 

 with these high numbers the rapping must be an 

 exertion, especially over a period of time, and I then 

 called to mind about KralTs horses who had rapped 

 out the decimals with their left hoof, and the units 

 with their right. The next thing, therefore, was to 

 make her understand the difference between " right " 

 and " left." I took each paw in turn, saying " right 

 paw ! " and " left paw ! " And it took her longer to 

 remember that than I had expected, seeing how quick 

 she had been up to the present. Yet, at length this 

 too was accomplished and she gave each paw without 

 mistake. Strange as it may seem, I found later on 

 that abstract reckoning and spelling came easily 

 enough, while the movements of any particular portion 

 of the body with the exception of those habitually 

 practised were always attended with greater diffi- 

 culty. It would seem as if she understood rightly 

 enough with her head, but had some trouble in trans- 



