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to run away, to lie clown, etc. ; and this memory pre- 

 vents his trying again, and ensures us safety in his 

 use. An all-wise Providence has thus provided us 

 a means to control and to educate him which is 

 thoroughly efficient, and which, despite his very 

 limited mental abilities, renders him able safely to 

 perform for us the various tasks at which we use 

 him, in the manner that we direct. In this particular 

 he ranks as a wonderfully intelligent creature, and in 

 his case, as in that of man, memory is the faculty 

 which makes possible extensive acquirements, and 

 advances the interests not only of himself, but of 

 his associates. 



