THE SPEECH OF MONKEYS. 2 1 



name is McGinty, showed every sign of pleas- 

 ure at my visit; he would play with my fingers, 

 hug them, and caress them in the most affectionate 

 manner. Another occupant of the same cage 

 had shown a disposition to become friendly with 

 me, and on this occasion came bravely to the 

 bars of the cage and showed a desire to share the 

 pleasure of my visit with his little simian brother. 

 But this was denied him on any terms by Mc- 

 Ginty, who pounced upon him and drove him 

 away, as he also did the other monkeys in the 

 cage in order to monopolize my entire society 

 himself. He refused to allow any other inmate 

 of the cage to receive my caresses or any part of 

 the food that I had brought them. 



I spent the past winter in Washington and New 

 York, much of the time in company with these 

 little creatures, and have made many novel and 

 curious experiments, some of which have resulted 

 in surprises to myself. Among the facts which 

 I have obtained, I may state that certain monkeys 

 can count three; that they discern values by 

 quantity and by number ; that they have favorite 

 colors and are pleased with some musical sounds. 

 I shall explain how I arrived at some of these 

 conclusions, in order that I may not be supposed 

 to have merely guessed at them. 



