264 MENTAL LIFE OF APES AND MONKEYS 



his stick in between the wall and the box, showing that he 

 was quite aware of the way in which he had to push it." 



Jimmy, like the Professor, learned to use a stick with which 

 to draw in objects, and he also learned to use a short stick in 

 order to reach a larger one with which he could obtain 

 his food. "If stick and fruit were both too far from him, 

 he would try to help himself by pulling the whole board on 

 which they lay toward him; and he seemed quite clear as to 

 the necessity of getting the stick beyond the thing that he 

 was pulling. If it lay just on his side of the apple or nut 

 he would be careful not to knock the apple away, but to 

 get the stick well beyond it." 



Jimmy's resourcefulness in attaining his ends was often 

 quite remarkable. Given a child's skipping rope with 

 which to obtain a piece of bread placed outside his cage he 

 made a cast at it with the wooden handle and finally drew 

 it within reach. After this he would use a cord and then a 

 wire for a similar purpose. Says Hobhouse, "I put a piece 

 of onion in a basket within reach of his stick. After first refus- 

 ing any effort, he tried to reach it with the stick, and failed. 

 In reaching toward it, he found the big box (one of Jack's 

 boxes, which he also used) lying across his chain, and pre- 

 venting his reaching forward. He threw the box off. Hav- 

 ing failed with the stick, he will not try it again, but makes 

 wild efforts to throw the rope. Then he actually rolls the 

 box at the food; then goes off and gets the dust sheet from 

 the chair and tries unskilfully to sweep at it; finally makes a 

 longer stretch, and just reaches it with his own claw." 



Jimmy also learned to use a chair or a box in order to get 

 objects otherwise out of reach. An onion was placed on 

 top of a table and his chain was adjusted so that he could 

 reach the table, but not the onion. After he was allowed to 

 reach the latter by using a box which was placed so that he 



