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milk from a bottle by sucking it through a rub- 

 ber nipple, and after he had satisfied his thirst, 

 when I would try to force the bottle to his lips 

 he would invariably respond by a shake of the 

 head in the manner described, and at the same 

 time utter a clucking sound. I tried many sim- 

 ilar experiments with three or four other mon- 

 keys, and secured the same result in each case. 

 In another instance, where a monkey was con- 

 fined in a small cage, so that I could easily catch 

 him in order to tame him by handling, when I 

 would put my hand into the cage to catch him 

 he would shake his head in this manner and ac- 

 company the act by a plaintive sound, which was 

 so touching that I could not obtain my own con- 

 sent to persecute the little prisoner by compelling 

 him to submit to my caresses. I have found that 

 the little rogue McGinty, in Central Park, does 

 the same thing at times when I go into the cage 

 and attempt to put my hands on him, and espe- 

 cially when he has taken refuge in a corner to 

 nurse his jealousy. While I remain outside the 

 cage he is so devoted to me that he will scarcely 

 leave me to get something to eat ; but when I 

 enter the cage and reach out my hand toward 

 him. he will shake his little head and utter that 



