2IO THE SPEECH OF MONKEYS. 



They observed the neglect or error of the driver 

 and foresaw the evil consequences, and it could 

 only have been by agreement reached through an 

 interchange of thoughts that one of them watched 

 while the other gave the alarm. 



I have known some of these dogs that knew 

 certain cattle by name that would go into the 

 herd and drive out the one whose name was 

 designated, while it is true, in other cases, that 

 the dog would only drive out such as were 

 pointed out to him. But many instances have 

 proven that they are able to learn the names of 

 the cattle. It is certain that in many cases 

 dogs know the names of the children belonging 

 to the family, and often distinguish them by 

 name. I presume no one doubts that they learn 

 their own names, so that each dog may know 

 when he is called. I know a dog now living 

 near Leominster, Mass., that extinguished an 

 accidental fire which had been caused by the 

 hired man carelessly dropping a burning match 

 in some straw in the barn-yard after lighting his 

 lantern. The dog had to fight the fire with his 

 paws, and by the time he had extinguished it 

 they were much singed. His loud barking was 

 sufficient to warn the family that something un- 



