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It might have excited wonder, liow they were pro* 
ductive of such few advantages. The tongue, 
smd all the organs of the voice, were the same, 
and jet the animal was dumb ; the brain was 
formed in the same manner with that of man, and 
jet the creature wanted reason : an evident proof 
(as ML Bufibn finely observes) that no disposition 
of matter will give mind ; and that the body, 
how nicely soever formed, is formed in vain, /when 
there is not infused a soul* to direct its opera- 
tions. 
From a picture m like that of the human spe- 
cies, we are naturally led to expect something of 
» corresponding mind ; and it is certain, that such 
of these animals as have been shown, in Europe, 
have discovered a degree of imitation beyond what 
mij quadruped can arrive at. 
That of Tyson was a gentle, fond, harmless 
creature. In its' passage to England, it would 
embrace with the greatest tenderness, those that 
it knew on shipboard, opening their bosoms, and 
clasping its hands about them. Monkies of a 
lower species it held in utter aversion ; it would 
always avoid the place where they were kept in 
the same vessel ; and seemed to -consider itself as 
». creature of higher extraction. After it was 
■taken, and a. little used to wear clothes, it grew 
very fond of there ; a part it would put on with* 
trei any help, and the rest it would carry in it® 
hands to some of the company, for their assistance. 
It would lie in a bed, place its head on the pil« 
low, and pull the clothes upwards, as a man 
would do. 
That which was seen by Edwards, and des- 
cribed by Buffon, shewed even a superior degree 
©f sagacity. It walked, like all of its kind, up~> 
on two legs, even though it carried burdens. It$ 
mr was melancholy* and its deportment grave. 
