THE CONNEXION OF IDEAS 



THE ability to definitely connect one idea with 

 another is clearly apparent in the animal 

 mind, and may be attributed to its excellent 

 memory and powers of attention. In everyday-life 

 this becomes apparent as the reflex of their experiences, 

 the impressions of which, having once impinged on 

 their sensibility have left their mark, so to speak, 

 and this experience thus practically acquired, shows 

 itself at times as the shrewdest of wisdom, even though 

 we may now know how their "power of reasoning" 

 was arrived at without words. We need only think 

 of the way in which animals have time and again 

 rescued their masters going for assistance in the most 

 intelligent way this being but one of the many 

 examples which occur to my mind. Nevertheless, a 

 combination of thoughts, such as is carried out purely 

 on the mental plane is only possible in the case of an 

 animal that has been trained. I had a very pretty 

 example of this on 14 September, 1916. I had taken 

 Lola with me to a neighbouring estate. The rain was 

 coming down in torrents, and we sat beneath the 

 sheltering roof of the balcony and gazed out at this 

 flood. " Where does the rain come from Lola ? " 

 I asked ; " uzu," she replied. " And what does that 

 mean ? " I queried. " heaven." " And what is 

 the water wanted for ? " She hesitated and tapped 



