404 BIBLIOGRAPHY. 



b. The History and Doings of the ' Royal Society for the Prevention of 



Cruelty to Animals.' 



c. The Operations of the Brown Institution,' and of the 



d. 'Home for Lost and Starving Dogs,' both in the same suburb of 



London. 



e. The Feats of the Truefitt Parrot (of Edinburgh), now dead. 



f. The History of < Greyfriars' Bobby,' (also of Edinburgh) and of the 



Public Honours conferred upon him. 



If this is not also one of the most attractive, it is at least one of the most 

 important of the admirable series of class books issued by the Messrs. Cham- 

 bers, entitled to rank, for instance, with their valuable ' Moral Class 

 Book.' 



2. ' Chambers's Encyclopaedia ; a Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for 



the People,' edited by Andrew Findlater, M.A., LL.D. ; 10 vols. ; 

 8vo. Illustrated. 1860-8. 



The articles on Mind,' ' Reason,' Instinct,' and allied subjects are by 

 Prof. Bain, of Aberdeen; those on Human Idiocy and Insanity, by Dr. 

 Browne, of Dumfries ; some at least of those on Zoological subjects by the late 

 Prof. Day, of St. Andrews ; those on Veterinary Matters, by Prof. John Gamgee, 

 formerly of the New Veterinary College, Edinburgh, and editor of the Edin- 

 burgh Veterinary Review. 



Among other articles that deserve careful perusal are those on * Cruelty to 

 Animals ; ' ' Worship of Animals ; ' ' Fascination by Serpents ; ' * Tame 

 Animals ; ' ' Transmigration ; ' ' Consciousness ; ' ' Emotion ; ' Rabies ; Hydro- 

 phobia ; Dog, Horse, Elephant, Cat, Camel, Ant, Bee, Spider. 



3. 'Chambers's Information for the People;' also illustrated; last 

 edition, 1873-4. 



Vol. i. contains articles on the Dog, Horse, Sheep, Honey Bee, on Cage 

 Birds, Poultry, and other domesticated animals. 



4. Chambers's < Miscellany of Useful and Entertaining Tracts ; ' also 



illustrated ; last edition, 1869-71. 



Contains special numbers, sections or chapters, entitled : 

 a. ' Select Poems on Birds.' 

 &. on Insects.' 



c'. 'Anecdotes of the Horse.' 



d. of Dogs.' 



e. of the Cat.' 



f. Elephants. 



g. Ants. 



h. Spiders. 



i. (Human) Children of the Wilds.' 

 j. Peter the Wild Boy.' 

 k. ' Victor the Savage of Aveyron.' 

 1. Caspar Hauser.' 

 m. Mademoiselle Leblanc.' 



5. Chambers's Journal ; ' a weekly serial. 



Abounds in articles illustrative of the character and habits of the lower 

 animals. Some of these articles are written by William Chambers, 

 LL.D., F.R.S.E., present head of the firm which issues the works 

 above-mentioned, and so many others that are known wherever 

 English literature has penetrated ; while other writers include 

 men of standing as Clergymen, Medical Men, Naturalists, Tra- 

 vellers or Sportsmen. 



