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Show Snakes Fond of Music. Science has rocontly been studying the question as to whether or not snakos have an appreciation ot music. This applies particularly to tho cobra, which responds to tho piping of a gourd Instrument played by tho East India fakir with a rhythmic movement suggesting n danco. Tho conclusion seems to bo that It answers to tho musical notes much In tho samo wny as a dog doos -that is to say, through a special or nervous sym athy. When the whistles blow at noon In tho Bronz zoo tho wolves sot up a great howling howl-ing In concert. Whether or not they enjoy this sort of music Is disputed though probabiy thoy do, for somo dogs undoubtedly tako pleasure In harmonious har-monious strains and will run a block to sit in front of a hand organ nnd "sing," whllo other dogs unquestionably unquestion-ably suffer from certain kinds ot music, and express their pain In lugubrious lugu-brious howls. |