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The Speech of Monkeys
·
R. L. Garner
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It
is
my
belief,
however,
that
their
sense
of
smell
is
much
more
acute
than
that
of
man,
but
far
less
so
than
that
of
most
other
animals,
especially
the
dog.
[Sidenote:
HEARING
VERY
DELICATE]
The
sense
of
hearing
in
these
animals
is
very
delicate,
as
may
be
seen
from
the
account
of
Nellie
discovering
my
footsteps
on
the
lower
stairway,
and
as
I
have
witnessed
in
scores
of
other
cases.
The
same
is
true
also
of
their
sight;
their
eyes
are
like
a
photo-camera,
nothing
ever
escapes
them.
I
think
their
organs
of
taste
are
also
quite
sensitive,
as
I
have
made
some
tests
from
time
to
time,
and
find
them
very
hard
to
deceive.
The
sense
of
touch,
which
is
rather
obtuse
in
most
animals,
is
much
more
acute
in
these.
I
have
frequently
interlaced
my
fingers
with
those
of
some
person
whom
they
dislike,
and
extending
the
hand
towards
them,
they
rarely
make
a
mistake
by
getting
hold
of
the
wrong
finger,
and
yet
it
has
frequently
occurred
that
they
could
not
see
the
hands
at
all,
and
had
to
depend
alone
upon
the
sense
of
touch.
In
cases
where
the
hands
were
very
nearly
the
same
size
they
were
not
able
to
select
the
fingers
so
readily,
but
where
a
lady's
hand
was
used,
or
that
of
a
boy,
the
selection
was
made
without
hesitancy
and
without
error.
I
have
tried
this
experiment
a
great
many
times
with
a
view
to
ascertaining
to
some
extent
the
delicacy
of
their
sense
of
touch.
Another
fact
that
I
may
mention
is,
that
they
do
not
habitually
smell
articles
of
food
or
other
things
given
to
them;
but
they
depend
chiefly
upon
their
sight
for
finding
and
their
taste
for
choosing
their
food.
My
opinion
is,
that
the
sense
of
smell
does
not
play
an
important
part
in
these
affairs.
I
may
add,
too,
that,
in
the
Cebus,
his
tail
is
perhaps
the
most
sensitive
organ
of
touch,
although
it
is
not
used
in
this
capacity
to
any
great
extent.
He
is
generally
very
watchful
over
this
useful
member,
because
it
serves
him
in
so
many
ways,
and
I
think
perhaps
it
is
safe
to
say
that
the
tail
is
the
last
part
of
the
monkey
that
ever
becomes
tame.
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