150 APES AXD MONKEYS 



a banana in his hand and looking with evident concern into 

 the face of his little sick cousin. At length he lifted the 

 fruit to the lips of the invalid and uttered a low sound ; but 

 the kindness was not accepted. The act was purely one of 

 his own volition, to which he was not prompted by any sug- 

 gestion from others. Every look and motion indicated a 

 desire to relieve or comfort his friend. His manner was 

 gentle and humane, and his face was an image of pit}-. 



Failing to get any sign of attention from Moses, Aaron 

 moved up closer to his side and put his arms around him 

 in the manner that is shown in the picture of him with 

 Elisheba. During the days that followed, he sat hour after 

 hour in the same attitude, and refused to allow any one 

 except myself to touch his patient ; but on my approach he 

 always resigned him to me, while he watched with interest 

 to see what I did for him. 



Among other things, I gave Moses twice a day a tabloid 

 of quinine and iron. This was dissolved in a little water 

 and given to him in a small tin cup kept for the purpose. 

 When not in use, the cup was hung upon a tall post. 

 Aaron soon learned to know the use of it, and whenever I 

 went to Closes, Aaron would climb up the post and bring 

 me the cup to administer the medicine. It is not to be 

 inferred that he knew anything about the nature or effect 

 of the medicine, but he knew the use, and the only use, 

 to which that cup was put. 



Aaron displayed a marked interest during the act of 

 administering the close, and seemed to realize that it was 

 intended for the good of the patient. He would sit close 

 up to one side of the sick one and watch every movement 



