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Show r i ii,, - GOOD TRAITS 0 CHIMPAUzVe. Scientists Study Ahlry.1 Now In Captivity Cap-tivity at L?rlln. Berlin possesses a successor to tho ato lamentod chimpanzoo Consul, in tho shapo of Consul II, of which tho following account has boon published: 'Kocontly Consul II appeared boforo i mooting of tho German Psychologi-sal Psychologi-sal Society and was tho subject of a ecturo by tho omlnont psychologist, Prof. Hlrschlaff. Tho apo Btood on tho platform beside tho Idcturer, in a smoking Jacket, top lint, black trous-ors, trous-ors, boots nnd shirt. Prof. Hlrschlaff gavo Consul nn excellent charactor. Ho has good manners, is of a friendly disposition and monifests symptoms of what would bo called in human bo-tngB bo-tngB a loving nature. He has no objection ob-jection to tho vicinity of dogs, cats or snnkos-, .but Is afraid of horses. No traces aro seen In Consul of any special spe-cial liking for women and soldiers. ''Llko most npos ho delights in children, chil-dren, but evinces an abhorrenc of dolls, of which ho can raalto nothing and rotlrcs vanquished from their proseuco. If Consul is tickled ho Bometlmos shrieks with laughter. When punished ho nets llko a child, holding his hands beforo his face. If dlscovorod at anything ho is forbidden forbid-den to do ho assumes hypocritically an Innocent demeanor which is distinctly dis-tinctly human. "Ho Is rostless nhd cannot' slJL long in one position. With nn excellent memory, ha Is yet Irfchpablo of expressing ex-pressing his wanta either by gestures or sounds. Ho cannot bo, taught to whistle, nor does ho understand human hu-man speech. All ho can comprehend Is tho tone of a volco or tho rhythm of words; and ho cannot bo taught to reckon." |