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lover, if he will but co-operate in a spirit of patience 

 and devotion, and is endowed with the particular 

 " gift " for teaching an animal. The truth under 

 discussion here is not likely to be find elucidation in 

 the study of the learned man rather will it be the 

 result of the collective, convergent and corresponding 

 evidence brought together by the labours of many a 

 patient investigator. 



STUTTGART 



September, 1919 



NOTE 



There are in all now twelve dogs known to communicate by 

 means of " raps." The experiences I have had with my own dog 

 haye been reported by me in the article entitled " Respecting a 

 Dog's Memory," and appeared in the " Zoologischen Anzeiger," 

 1919, No. 11-13. The name of my dog " Awa " is quite inten- 

 tionally put together, as Lola has herself " invented " all the names 

 given to her progeny. 



