THE STORY OF THE ELEPHANT . 
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shown is almost human. It is believed that the elephant has a small nerve 
center located in the brain and that in this peculiar formation is the seat of 
his intelligence. He is the only animal to 1 possess this unusual mass, which 
corresponds to the human ganglion. 
Long periods are required to complete the course of instruction, but 
when once mastered, the elephant is capable of doing many things which are 
of great use to man. It has been shown that the animal is used for many 
FEMALE INDIAN ELEPHANT. 
purposes, but when out of humor he will refuse to work and often proves 
destructive, rather than beneficial. Kipling, who wrote probably the best 
fiction ever printed regarding the elephant, has a number of stories which 
describe certain traits of the animal. In his story of “Moti Guj, Mutineer,” 
he relates how the keeper of an elephant wanted to take a vacation. He ar¬ 
ranged to return on the ninth day, and when the time for departure came he 
