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CONCLUSION. 



It will be seen in the preceding chapters that I 

 have chiefly devoted attention to those well- 

 known characteristics in the lower animals which 

 bring them into association with man. Thus the 

 sagacity and the social virtues of the dog, the 

 speed and endurance of the horse, the milk-giving 

 qualities of the cow and the goat, and the capa- 

 city of the sheep and the pig to provide us with 

 wool and pork, have been severally discussed, and 

 attempts have been made to trace them to their 

 origin in nature. In the same way I have 

 selected for analysis a few of the most obvious 

 characteristics of the cat, and of various domestic 

 birds. This choice of the commoner and more 

 well-known traits of domestic animals rather than 

 those which are exceptional or "wonderful" has 

 been made purposely, and for several definite 

 reasons. 



