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ORPHEUS AT THE ZOO. 
THE SECOND VISIT. 
The result of the first experiments made upon 
animals with musical sounds, was such as to invite a 
second visit by the violin-player to the inmates of the 
Zoo. The sun was shining brightly, and most of the 
animals were just awaking from their morning sleep. 
Some were not yet awake. The two Polar bears 
were lying fast asleep in an affectionate embrace, 
their noses touching, and each with one paw laid on 
its companion’s side, while the other grasped its 
friend’s. Both were dreaming, like dogs on a hearth- 
rug, and gave slight starts and sounds from time to 
time and movements of their feet and paws. We 
seated ourselves on the balustrade of the bridge 
above, and serenaded the bears. The young one 
awoke at once, and slowly rolled over, stretched 
itself, and as the music increased in volume, came 
out into the main cage to listen. The violin was 
some ten feet above the level on which the bear 
was standing. In order to get nearer the sound, it 
stood up on its hind-legs, and listened intently. It 
