Natural Telepathy 



inherit the animal sense of direction, and cultivate 

 and trust it till they are sure of their way in any 

 wilderness, while the large majority of men, dulled 

 by artificial habit, go promptly astray whenever 

 they venture beyond beaten trails. 



That the animals inherit this power of silent com- 

 munication over great distances is occasionally 

 manifest even among our half-natural domestic 

 creatures. For example, that same old setter of 

 mine, Don, who introduced us to our fascinating 

 subject, was left behind most unwillingly during 

 my terms at school ; but he always seemed to know 

 when I was on my way home. For months at a 

 stretch he would stay about the house, obeying 

 my mother perfectly, though she never liked a 

 dog; but on the day I was expected he would 

 leave the premises, paying no heed to orders, and 

 go to a commanding ledge beside the lane, where 

 he could overlook the highroad. Whatever the 

 hour of my coming, whether noon or midnight, 

 there I would find him waiting. 



Once when I was homeward bound unexpectedly, 

 having sent no word of my coming, my mother 

 missed Don and called him in vain. Some hours 

 later, when he did not return at his dinner-time 

 or answer her repeated call, she searched for him 

 and found him camped expectantly in the lane. 

 "Oho! wise dog," said she. "I understand now. 



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