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Show One Dog's Intelligence. Tho Intellgence of animals seams as a rulo to be underrated rathor than overrated. A dog breeder described the other day a wonderful collie that had belonged to Sir John Lubbock. "This dog," ho said, "would, when it was hungry, lay at Its master's feet a card marked 'Food.' When it was thirsty it would fetch a card marked Drink.' When it wanted to tnko a walk It would bring a card markod 'Out,' Sir John Lubbock trained it to do this trick ln less than a month. Ho put tho food card over tho dog's food and mado it bring tho card to him boforo he would allow it to at, and ln tho matter of drinking and going out he used a like mothod. The cards were similar In shape and color. Nothing but tho writing on them differed. dif-fered. Since, thorofore, the dog distinguished dis-tinguished them by tho writing alone, It may truly bo said that tho animal could read." |