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Show 1 1 ' w Kllect or Music on Animals. Pittsburg Dispatch. lo animals understand music? The learned scientists who has been trying the Central park monkeys with a phonograph, thinks they do to a certain extent and 1 do not doubt that sonic four-footed animals would understand and appreciate Wagner about us well as half of those who QUedtbc boxes of the Metropolitan opcrn house last winter. I have seen cavclry horses that knew every Inijrlc call, and Hie effect upon I hen:, whether in battle or drill, was prc-eisely prc-eisely the same as upon a human being who understood the signification of the calls. The other day a irviillcnian drove a spirited team along Thirty-sixth street. There was an Italian organ grinder on the corner playing play-ing a rattling air. When the ' horses got near they began to prance, keeping exact time with the music. The musician suddenly changed the time nnd the horses were throw n into temporary confusion, then stopped and refused to pass. Iu vain the driver coaxed anil chirruped. They wouldn't budge. The swarthy son of Italy grinned. Then he struck up the other tunc again a regular ipiickstcp- and the horses started as if by electricity, prancing uliuig. to the great delight of tbe street at-chins at-chins and the amusement of all who wit nesscd it. |