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Wall, Being desired to pick it up, he stretch- 
ed out his proboscis several times to reach 
It ; and stood motionless for a few seconds, 
evidently considering how to act. He then 
extended his proboscis in a straight line as far 
as he could, a little distance above the coin, 
and blew with great force against the wall. 
The angle produced by the opposition of the 
Wall made the current of air act under the 
eoin, as he evidently intended that it should 
do ; and it was curious to observe the sixpence 
travelling by these means nearer to the animal 
till it came within his reach, and he picked it 
Up. This would have been considered a clever 
Expedient, under similar circumstances, in man 
liimself. 
The inhabitants of London have of late 
years had several opportunities of witnessing 
the exhibition of elephants on the stage at 
Some of our theatres, which has afforded 
them a more remarkable example of the saga- 
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