Rensselaer Republican, Volume 13, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 October 1880 — "Man's Uncient Brother." [ARTICLE]

" Man's Uncient Brother."

, Borne very remarkable traits of intelligence have recently been observed in the large chimpanzee at the New York Aqnarium. It is a known fact that the discharge of firearms causes considerable fideasinesß to all the members of the uxnikey tribe, frequently frightening them so badly as to cause death. There is s performance on the stage of the Aquarium in which a pistol is used, and for fully five minutes preceding its discharge the chimpanzee is on the watoh for the moment of its report, and his-’ actions meanwhile are precisely those of a child under like circumstances. Ho will get to the farthest corner of his cage and watch the stage intently, then suddenly rush back to a place where a view of the performance can be had, and iust as the pistol is about to be fired he will seek the far comer and actually place his hands over bdth ears to exclude the noise of the pistol's explosion. As soon as the noise has taken place the chimpanzee will run briskly to the glass side and peer intently at the stage again, as if endeavoring to ascertain the cause of so much commotion.