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Show A MATHEMATICAL. DOC. Some time ago I sent you my recollections recol-lections of a dog who knew a halfpenny half-penny from a penny and who could count up as far as two. I have been able to obtain authentic information of a dog whose mental powers are still more advanced, and who, in b ia day, besides being celebrated for his abilities, was of substantial benefit to a charitable institution in hia town. The dog I refer to was a little white fox terrier, Priu by name, who lived at the Lion Hotel, at Kidderminster, tor three or four years; but now, alasl he ia dead,' and nothing remains of him but his head in a glass case. I had heard of this dog some months ago, but having to make a visit to Kidderminster recently I went to see him. The facts I give about hhn flra ha sari (in tha at I amenta nf Mr. Lloyd, his master, and they are fully substantiated by the evidence of mauy others. I have before me a statement of the proceeds of "Dog Prin's hnx. Linn hotel; subscriptions to the infirmary." The contributions began n, Member, 1S74, and ended on April '2. !S,6, and during that period the .-u.u uf 13 14s. 6d. was contributed tur.jiuh Priu's instrumentality. instru-mentality. He began by displaying a fancy for playing with coins, not unusual among terriers, and he advanced to a discovery discov-ery that he could exchange the coin for biscuits. He learnt that lor half a penny be could get two biscuits, and for a penny three; and having become able to distinguish between the two coins, it was found impossible impossi-ble to cheat him. If he had contributed contrib-uted a penny, he would not leave the bar till he had had hia third biscuit; bis-cuit; aud if there waa nobody to attend at-tend hia wants, he kept the coin in hia mouth till he could be served. Indeed, it was this persistence which ultimately caused poor Prin's death, for there ia every reason to fear that he fell a victim to copper poisoning. By a little training he waa taught to place tbe coins, alter he got the biacuils, upon the top of a small box fixed on the wall, and they were dropped for him through a slot. Ha never objected to part with them in this way, and having received the quid pro quo, he gave complete evidence evi-dence of his appreciation of the honorable hon-orable understanding which is so absolutely ab-solutely necessary for all commercial transactions. -- London Soectator's Correspondence. |