. The Wasp. A Saturday journal of illustration and comment, devoted to the discussion of public affairs, finance, society and art. JAMES A. GARFIELD, OP OHIO, Republican Nominee for President. THE ILLUSTRATED WASP. 739 larly incited thereto by the audacity of proposition, who was at thetime no -more than^ the-attorney of a witnessfor (he defence, and yet presumptuously proposed a dismissal of the case. A merelooker on, as it were, at the egp business,yet he expressed his chagrin as though aparty actually in direct interest. Mr. Kal-loch is simply a witness in the case, and


. The Wasp. A Saturday journal of illustration and comment, devoted to the discussion of public affairs, finance, society and art. JAMES A. GARFIELD, OP OHIO, Republican Nominee for President. THE ILLUSTRATED WASP. 739 larly incited thereto by the audacity of proposition, who was at thetime no -more than^ the-attorney of a witnessfor (he defence, and yet presumptuously proposed a dismissal of the case. A merelooker on, as it were, at the egp business,yet he expressed his chagrin as though aparty actually in direct interest. Mr. Kal-loch is simply a witness in the case, and was the witness attorney,though afterwards, accepted to assist theprosecuting attorney. THE GOVERNMENT OKSHIP OF THE RAT. WOR A CONCEIT BY A CYXIC. I have made diligent comparison betweenthe theories of instinct and reason. I havetried to reconcile myself to the laid downrule of conventional results, but it has failedto convince me. The dividing line betweenthe two, appears to me more due to mansegotism than truthful conclusion. I am convinced by demonstration, that the. parrot speaks understandingly, and thatthere is engineering intelligence in the de-sign of a difBcult cow trail. I am entirelysatisfied; and in a future paper will endeavorto prove that animals of prey, when theirintellectual faculties have been submitted tothe force of education, apply reason to theiracts, just as man does, considering him inthe natural and artificial state individually. Much intercourse with aninLals has inves-ted me with the impression, that the com-plete development of intelligence in ani-mals is more due to our neglect of them thanto their dullness, and that we are more re-miss in comprehending than they in mani-festing intelligence. That fleas have been taught to work inharness as a horse does; that canaries gothrough the maneuvers of a drilled army;that the circus horse intelligently performs■wonderful feats, all lucidly bring proof ofthe developing force of education upon be-


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