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The Speech of Monkeys
·
R. L. Garner
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Whatever
may
be
the
intrinsic
difference
between
reason
and
instinct,
it
is
evident
to
my
mind
that
the
same
motives
actuate
both
man
and
ape
in
the
same
way,
but
not
to
the
same
extent.
I
am
aware
that
many
acts
performed
by
Simians
are
meaningless
to
them
and
done
without
a
well-defined
motive.
The
strong
physical
resemblance
between
man
and
ape
often
causes
one
to
attach
more
importance
to
the
act
than
it
really
justifies.
In
many
cases
the
same
act
performed
by
some
other
animal
less
like
man
would
scarcely
be
noticed.
To
teach
an
ape
or
monkey
to
eat
with
knife,
fork,
cup
and
spoon,
to
use
a
napkin
and
chair,
or
such
like
feats,
does
not
indicate
to
my
mind
a
high
order
of
reason;
nor
it
is
safe
to
judge
the
mental
status
of
these
creatures
from
such
data.
When
he
is
placed
under
new
conditions
and
committed
to
his
own
resources,
we
are
then
better
able
to
judge
by
his
conduct
whether
he
is
actuated
by
reason
or
not.
[Sidenote:
CONNECTING
CAUSES
AND
EFFECTS]
In
any
simple
act
where
a
monkey
can
see
the
cause
connected
with,
and
closely
followed
by,
the
effect,
he
is
actuated
by
reason,
and
while
he
may
not
be
able
to
explain
to
his
own
mind
a
remote
or
complex
cause
but
simply
accepts
the
fact,
it
does
not
make
the
act
any
less
rational
in
a
monkey
than
the
same
act
would
be
in
man
where
he
fails
to
grasp
the
ultimate
cause.
The
difference
is
that
man
is
able
to
trace
the
connecting
causes
and
effects
through
a
longer
series
than
a
monkey
can.
Man
assigns
a
more
definite
reason
for
his
acts
than
a
monkey
can;
but
it
is
also
true
that
one
man
may
assign
a
more
definite
reason
for
his
acts
than
another
man
can
for
his
when
prompted
by
the
same
motives
to
the
same
act.
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