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mouths, and one jumped over the other’s back. 
These were young animals, but whether they im- 
proved as they grew older, or, instead, became 
stolid and unwieldy, I am not informed. Per- 
forming bulls equal to them in extent of pro- 
gramme, at least, have been exhibited in the 
United States more recently and are still to be 
seen. 
The natural agility of goats has often been 
taken advantage of by trainers, who have taught’ 
them to climb precarious structures and to stand 
on the tops of bottles, and in other ticklish situa- 
tions. This is in pursuance of the rule that all 
trainers ought to follow, namely, to make an animal 
do difficult things only in the line of his inherent 
abilities. The goat is a natural climber and equili- 
brist, or he never could have been taught to walk 
an ordinary and legitimate tight rope, as one did 
nightly in London some time ago. 
Clowns often exercise the bear and pig in 
public. Two or three centuries ago, trick-bears 
were constantly travelling about Europe. The 
bear exhibits great ingenuity and wit in his native 
forest; but trainers say he is one of the hardest 
and most unsatisfactory animals to teach. 
The educated pig is a more modern addition to 
the theatrical menagerie. No animal looks more 
stupid, but every farmer can tell you this is an 
error. The wiles and sagacity of the animal in 
a wild state, or when allowed to run loose and 
