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The Speech of Monkeys
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R. L. Garner
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Having
contended
for
some
years
with
the
difficulties
mentioned,
a
new
idea
dawned
upon
me,
and,
after
maturely
considering
it,
I
felt
assured
of
ultimate
success.
I
went
to
Washington,
and
proposed
the
novel
experiment
of
acting
as
interpreter
between
two
monkeys.
Of
course
this
first
evoked
from
the
great
fathers
of
science
a
smile
of
incredulity;
but
when
I
explained
the
means
by
which
I
expected
to
accomplish
this,
a
shadow
of
seriousness
came
over
the
faces
of
those
dignitaries
to
whom
I
first
proposed
the
novel
feat.
I
procured
a
phonograph
upon
which
to
record
the
sounds
of
the
monkeys.
I
separated
two
monkeys
which
had
occupied
the
same
cage
together
for
some
time,
and
placed
them
in
separate
rooms
of
the
building
where
they
could
not
see
or
hear
each
other.
I
then
arranged
the
phonograph
near
the
cage
of
the
female,
and
by
various
means
induced
her
to
utter
a
few
sounds,
which
were
recorded
on
the
cylinder
of
the
phonograph.
The
machine
was
then
placed
near
the
cage
containing
the
male,
and
the
record
repeated
to
him
and
his
conduct
closely
studied.
He
gave
evident
signs
of
recognising
the
sounds,
and
at
once
began
a
search
for
the
mysterious
monkey
doing
the
talking.
His
perplexity
at
this
strange
affair
cannot
well
be
described.
The
familiar
voice
of
his
mate
would
induce
him
to
approach,
but
that
squeaking,
chattering
horn
was
a
feature
which
he
could
not
comprehend.
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