Show THE INSTINCT OF ANIMALS how they in many ways by their experience how far do animals profit by their experiences to some extent surely else bow shall we account for the al most human intelligence sometimes displayed by them in the avoidance of danger or in seeding to gratify their desires abundant instances are on record in which instinct could hate played no part and where only the personal experience of the animal con served its interest when the tele graph wires were first stretched across the country common birds by thousands flew against them and per dished but in a little while the lesson was learned and the birds were wise unto sali atlon of their bodily lives at least the friend of the listener once noticed a 1 sowing colt which one day accidentally became aware that it could open the door of its box stall by inserting its ear in the crevice between the door and the jamb thus lifting the hook having by this per firmance for mance enjoyed a good run out of doors the colt daily repeated the act until the fastening was change 1 here under the pressure of a strong desire to be free the animal profited by a single personal experience our 1 our tooted friends |