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body. Frequently, to torment it, I have beforehand taken posses- 
sion of its bed. In such a case it would endeavour to pull the sail 
from beneath me, or try to expel me from its resting-place, and 
would not rest until it had succeeded. If the bed proved to be 
large enough for two, it slept quietly beside me. When all 
the sails were unfurled, it rambled here and there in search of 
some other couch, stealing either the sailors’ jackets and shirts 
which were hung out to dry, or robbing some hammock of 
bed-clothes. 
“ .... It willingly ate all kinds of meat, especially raw flesh. 
It was very fond of bread, but always preferred fruit when pro- 
curable. Its ordinary beverage at Java was water, but on board 
its drink was as varied as its food. Above everything it liked 
coffee and tea, but it also willingly took wine. One day it even 
showed a predilection for strong liquors, by stealing a bottle of 
brandy belonging to the captain. Since its arrival in London, 
though it drinks wine and other liquors, it prefers beer and milk 
to all other fluids. 
u ... . One of the sailors was its special friend, and this Man 
shared his meals with it. I must say, however, that the Orang- 
Outang at times stole the grog and biscuit of its benefactor. He 
taught it to eat with a spoon. It might have been seen more 
than once at the door of its protector’s cabin tasting his coffee, 
nowise embarrassed by the presence of those who were observing 
it, and affecting a grotesquely serious air, a perfect caricature 
of human nature. 
“ This animal was a great glutton ; it w T ould sometimes chase 
a person along the vessel to obtain a dainty, and if its desire was 
not satisfied, it would break out into a violent rage. 
“ Sometimes,” adds Dr. Abel Clark, “ I tied an orange to the 
end of a string, and allowed it to descend on the deck from the 
masthead. Every time the Monkey tried to seize it, I sharply 
pulled it up out of his reach. After having been several times 
deceived in its attempts, it changed its tactics, assuming an air of 
indifference, it ascended the rigging, when, by making a sudden 
spring, it seized the cord that suspended the coveted prize. If it 
happened that it was again deceived in this manoeuvre through 
the rapidity of my movements, it showed symptoms of despair, 
retiring into a corner, and giving way to grief.” 
