go THE SPEECH OF MONKEYS. 



A knowledge of their language cannot injure 

 man, and may conduce to the good of others., be- 

 cause it would lessen man's selfishness, widen 

 his mercy, and restrain his cruelty. It would 

 not place man more remote from his divinity nor 

 change the state of facts which now exist. Their 

 speech is the only gateway to their minds, and 

 through it we must pass if we would learn their 

 secret thoughts and measure the distance from 

 mind to mind. 



