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The Speech of Monkeys
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R. L. Garner
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This
was
gratifying
to
me
in
view
of
the
fact
that
I
was
accompanied
by
two
gentlemen
who
had
been
permitted
to
witness
the
experiment,
and
it
was
evident
to
them
that
the
monkeys
understood
the
sound.
I
placed
the
phonograph
in
order
and
made
a
record
of
the
sound,
which
I
preserved
for
study.
After
an
absence
of
some
days,
I
returned
to
the
Park
and
went
to
the
monkey-house.
They
recognised
me
as
I
entered
the
door,
notwithstanding
there
were
many
visitors
present.
They
began
begging
me
to
come
to
their
cage,
which
I
did,
and
gave
them
my
hand
to
play
with.
One
of
them
in
particular,
whose
name
is
"McGinty,"
showed
every
sign
of
pleasure
at
my
visit;
he
would
play
with
my
fingers,
hug
them,
and
caress
them
in
the
most
affectionate
manner.
Another
occupant
of
the
same
cage
had
shown
a
disposition
to
become
friendly
with
me,
and
on
this
occasion
came
bravely
to
the
bars
of
the
cage
and
showed
a
desire
to
share
the
pleasure
of
my
visit
with
his
little
Simian
brother.
But
this
was
denied
him
on
any
terms
by
"McGinty,"
who
pounced
upon
him
and
drove
him
away,
as
he
also
did
the
other
monkeys
in
the
cage
in
order
to
monopolise
my
entire
society
himself.
He
refused
to
allow
any
other
inmate
of
the
cage
to
receive
my
caresses
or
any
part
of
the
food
that
I
had
brought
them.
I
spent
the
past
winter
in
Washington
and
New
York,
much
of
the
time
in
company
with
these
little
creatures,
and
have
made
many
novel
and
curious
experiments,
some
of
which
have
resulted
in
surprises
to
myself.
[Sidenote:
MONKEYS
CAN
COUNT]
Among
the
facts
which
I
have
obtained,
I
may
state
that
certain
monkeys
can
count
three;
that
they
discern
values
by
quantity
and
by
number;
that
they
have
favourite
colours,
and
are
pleased
with
some
musical
sounds.
And
I
shall
explain
how
I
arrived
at
some
of
these
conclusions,
in
order
that
I
may
not
be
supposed
to
have
merely
guessed
at
them.
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