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his disposition gentle. Unlike the baboon or the monkey, 

 who are fond of mischief, and only obedient through fear, 

 a look kept him in awe; while the other animals could 

 not be brought to obey without blows. He would present 

 his hand to conduct the people who came to visit him, and 

 walk as gravely along with them as if he had formed a part 

 of the company. I have seen him sit down at table, when 

 he would imfold his towel, wipe his lips, use a spoon or a 

 fork to cany his victuals to his mouth, pour his liquor into 

 a glass, and make it touch that of a person who drank along 

 with him. When invited to take tea, he would bring a cup 

 and saucer, place them on the table, put in sugar, pour out the 

 tea, and allow it to cool before he drank it. All this I have seen 

 him perform without any other instigation than the signs or the 

 command of his master, and often even of his own accord." 

 The Orang-utan'B M. de la Bosse thus describes two young 

 inteUigenoe. orang-utans, male and female. "We had 

 these animals with us on shipboard. They ate at the same 

 table with us. When they wanted anything, they, by 

 certain signs, acquainted the cabin boy with their wishes; 

 and if he did not bring it, they sometimes flew into. a rage 

 at him, bit him in the arm, and not unfrequently threw him 

 down. The male fell sick during the voyage, and submitted 

 to be treated like a human patient. The disease being of 

 an inflammatory nature, the surgeon bled him twice in the 

 right arm; and when he afterwards felt himself indisposed, 

 he used to hold out his arm to be bled, because he recol- 

 lected that he found himself benefited by that operation on 

 a former occasion." 



The Orang-utan's Dr. Tyson in describing one of the earliest 

 Affection. specimens of the orang brought to London, says 

 that it conceived a great aSection for those with whom travel 

 had made it familiar, frequently embracing them with the 

 greatest tenderness. A female orang belonging to a Dutch 

 menagerie showed the greatest affection for her attendants. 



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