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so savage and morose, that it was always kept 
chained; the other, “ Seraphino,” was of angelic 
nature, a general favourite at the Factory : it sur¬ 
vives, in a photograph taken by the French Com¬ 
mandant of the Comptoir, as it sat after break¬ 
fast on godpapa’s lap. At first it was confined, 
but it soon became so tame and playful, that the 
cage was required only at night. It never bit, 
unless when teased, and its only fault was not 
being able to avoid the temptation of eating what 
disagreed with it—in fact, it was sub-human in 
some points, and very human in others. All died 
in direct consequence of dysentery, which even a 
milk diet could not prevent. Perhaps the best 
way to send home so delicate an animal would be 
to keep it for a time in its native forest; to accus¬ 
tom it to boiled plantains, rice, and messes of 
grain ; and to ship it during the fine season, having 
previously fitted up a cabin near the engine-room, 
where the mercury should never fall below 70° 
(Fahr.). In order to escape nostalgia and melan¬ 
choly, which are sure to be fatal, the emigrant 
should be valeted by a faithful and attached 
native. 
The habitat of the gorilla has been unduly 
limited to the left banks of the Gaboon and 
Fernao Vaz rivers, and to the lands lying be¬ 
tween north latitude 2 0 , and south latitude 2 0 ,—in 
fact, to the immediate vicinity of the equator. 
