258 EDUCATION OF ANIMALS BY MAN. 



/. Playing games of various kinds with man. 



g. Feats in arithmetic, or the calculation of numbers. 



h. Reading the clock, involving a knowledge of 

 figures, if not also of numbers or time. 



i. Eeading or understanding figures on cards, 

 patterns on carpets, pictorial illustrations of 

 persons, other animals, and things. 



j. Feats of song and whistling, including the per- 

 formance of operas and concerts, involving the 

 taking of parts. 



Jc. The performance of certain kinds of instrumental 

 music, by such animals even as swine and cats, 

 elephants and bears, the two latter playing the 

 organ (Pierquin, Bisset) including the keeping 

 of time as well as a knowledge of tune. 



I. Histrionic or dramatic representations, in which, 

 as in concerts or operas, different animals 

 6 play ' appropriately their different parts, in- 

 cluding the simulation of human character, of 

 military exercises, of declamation. 



m. Feats of agility by the monkey, and even by the 

 horse and bear such as walking or tumbling, 

 as well as dancing to music, on the tight rope 

 or otherwise, trundling wheelbarrows on the 

 tight rope, firing cannon by pulling the string 

 of a trigger, bell-ringing. 



n. The development of politeness or manners, in- 

 cluding salutation, behaviour at table and in 

 man's society. 

 2. Services to man. 



a. Acting as valets or servants, including the 

 calling of servants or awaking of masters, 

 opening door to visitors, handing them their 

 hats, and showing them out. 



1). Acting as messengers or porters, including es- 

 pecially the conveyance of printed or written 

 intelligence of the first importance by homing 

 pigeons during war, the delivery of newspa- 

 pers, fetching and carrying groceries, butcher's 

 meat, and bread. 



