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keeper's face, receives every attempt to help him with warm thanks, 

 and soon looks upon the physician as a benefactor, holds out his arm 

 to him, or stretches out his tongue as soon as he is told, and even 

 does so of his own accord after a few visits from the physician. 

 He swallows medicine readily, submits even to a surgical operation, 

 and, in a word, behaves very like a human patient in similar circum- 

 stances. As his end approaches he becomes more gentle, the animal 

 in him is lost sight of, and the nobler traits of his character stand 

 out prominently. 



The chimpanzee which I kept longest, and with the help of an 

 intelligent, animal -loving keeper educated most carefully, was 

 taken ill with inflammation of the lungs, accompanied by suppura- 

 tion of the lymphatic glands of the neck. Surgical treatment of the 

 glands was found necessary. Two surgeons, friends of mine who 

 were on good terms with the chimpanzee, undertook to open the 

 tumour on the neck, the more readily that the monkey believed 

 that to be the cause of his suffering, and continually guided the 

 surgeon's hand towards it. But how was the necessary operation 

 in such a dangerous spot to be performed without imperilling the 

 monkey's life ? Anaesthetics were out of the question because of the 

 lung disease, and the attempt to have the chimpanzee held down by 

 several strong men had to be abandoned because of his intense 

 excitement, and the strenuous resistance he offered. But where 

 force failed persuasion succeeded. When the monkey was quieted 

 and reassured by the coaxing and endearments of his keeper, he 

 allowed a further examination of the swelling, and even submitted, 

 without twitching an eyelid or uttering a complaint, to the use of 

 the knife, and other painful treatment, including the emptying of 

 the opened tumour. When this was done the distressingly laboured 

 breathing became instantly less oppressive, an unmistakable ex- 

 pression of relief passed over the sufferer's face, and he gratefully 

 held out his hand to both physicians, and embraced his keeper, 

 without having been asked to do either. 



Unfortunately, the removal of the one trouble did not succeed 

 in saving the animal's life. The neck wound healed, but the inflam- 

 mation of the lungs increased and killed him. He died fully 



