This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...a sailor's hammock, converting them into a snug bed for himself; nor would he give them up without a struggle for the right of property. He was active to an amazing degree, and his strength was very great; for, young as he was, it required more than the power of one man to force asunder his grasp: his energies, however ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1890 Excerpt: ...a sailor's hammock, converting them into a snug bed for himself; nor would he give them up without a struggle for the right of property. He was active to an amazing degree, and his strength was very great; for, young as he was, it required more than the power of one man to force asunder his grasp: his energies, however, were ioo Death of the Poor Orang. only exerted in play. There was but one person on board to whom he betrayed any antipathy: that was the butcher, for whom he entertained extreme terror, perhaps from having frequently seen him kill the animals for provision. He would approach that man with timid caution, minutely examine his hands, finger by finger, and then endeavour to gain some friendly notice; but on the least suspicious movement, or the sight of the knife, he would fly for refuge to some of his especial protectors, among whom he distinguished the cook. On arriving at our shore the poor orang began to pine and sicken, and, if raised up to take food, uttered a plaintive, feeble cry, expressive of a desire to be undisturbed. After lingering a few days he expired. This animal is also among the splendid collection in the Museum of the Zoological Society." AN AFFECTING CASE OF SHOOTING. Mr. Garrett, in his "Marvels and Mysteries of Instinct," gives the following touching case: --"A gentleman, whose loss virtue and science will ever deplore, was out with a party of men in Sumatra, when in some trees removed from the dense forest a female orang-outang, with a young one in its arms, was discovered, and the pursuit commenced. In the ardour of the moment, and excited by the hope of possessing an animal so rare, the gentleman forgot everything but the prize before him, and urged on his men by the promise of a reward, should their...
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