Who'? jftddln' Who?
And They Call 5 Em Dumb Animals
By VANCE PACKARD
Author of Animal IQ (Dial Press)
Written Exclusively for
AP Newsfeatures
Most Americans are under the
impression that the smartest ani
mal in the world is the dog or the
horse. Actually the dog is a moron
compared with a raccoon. And the |
horse is a rattle brained nitwit |
when compared with an elephant
Scientists have speculated for
years about which is the brainiest
creature in the animal world. The
evidence now indicates that, at
least on the basis of tests made, j
the chimpanzee heads the class |
Chimp, can perform feat# of
reasoning that arc beyond some
primitive human beings And in
tests they have out -reasoned typ- j
ical five-year-American young- j
sters Prof, llarrv F Harlow, head j
of the University of Wisconsin's
large primate laboratory, states;
that in some tests the chimps
"actually did better than most of
the children "
It is not difficult tor a (lump
to figure how Ui :'?'t .1 banana sus
pended far beyond his reach it
any bo.\e an in tijht He will
usually quickly get the idea ot
stacking the boxes to make ?j plat
form Many iljree vear-old child
ren still can't get the idea of
stacking a tew block* to build .1
tower.
The average . chimp can saw j
wood, hammer nails. sweep up the
floor an I uv .? screwdriver as
competently uiany pre school I
youngstei s
.i ? lump. ol course, is a mem
ber of the monkey family The
monkeys are almo; t 1 1 mental
wizards by animal standard'- Mon
keys will figure in t few second
how to open ,? puzzle box that will |
baffle dogs for hours.
The standard puzzle box is so
easy for a monkey that he will
quickly become bored with it !
Only when von introduce tricky
locks, I latches and combination 1
locks will you cause the monkey '
Smart chimp gets a laugh
to Mart scratching lits head Once
he has learned the secret of a
lock it never again troubles him.
Outside the monkey kingdom
the animal that has probably im
pressed psychologists most with
its brilliance is the raccoon of
American woodlands.
In the psychologist's laboratory
the 'coon is a riot. He will put his
paws into the psychologist's pock
et just to see what is there and he
will go hack into the puzzle boxes
after he has opened them just
for the fuu of operating the gad
gets ((veil though the food bait
is no longer present).
The elephant, investigators arc
finding, has a really jumbo-sized
mind The elephants tested at the
Bronx Zoo caught on very rapidly
to the idea of pulling strings to
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get hidden iood, in the shell game
test.
And in the teakwood jungles of
Southeast Asia investigators arc
finding that elephant^ casually
perform tasks requiring a high
order of brain-work, much higher,
for example, than the work ex
pected of a farm horse. They
stack huge teakwood logs neatly
into piles. And they give every
sign of comprehending a mechan
ical principle, which is extraordi
nary for animals below the monk
ey. One mechanical principle they
seem to understand is the log
slide. They place logs on the slide,
maneuver them carefully into
position with their trunks, then
give them a push with their front
fo?t ? and watch critically while
the log swooshes down into the
water.
One final animal thjt apparent
ly deserves mention among the
worlds brainiest animals is the
coyote. Although widely despised
by sheepmen and cattle ranchers,
the coyote is crafty and a genius
at adapting himself to all condit
ions. He has even been known
to hitch rides on wagons or mov
ing flatcars. One authority on ,
coyotes reports they know how to
disguise themselves . how to
play jokes and trick other animals
. . how to mutate the sounds j
they hear. . . . how to get through 1
barbed wire fences and how .
to hunt cooperative^
Men who set out trap lilies tor
coyotes often find that every trap j
on the line has l?een sprung, And
when they investigate they often
find coyotes, speaking behind :
them The coyote can be.-t be
trapped by playing on "his great
curiosity (Curiosity is an uidex of
intelligence.) One trapper reports
he has had excellent luck catching
coyotes by burying an old alarm
clock near the trap The coyote
becomes so intrigued to find what
causes the ticking that h?- steps
accidentally onto the hidden trap
N*w? from
RUSSELL'S CREEK
SL.
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April (> Hcv. Hoffmm will
fill his regular appointment at ;
Live <)ak Grove church Sunday
morning. April !> a! II o'clock
and Sundiry evening.
The Woman's Home Demonstra
tion flub met last Tuesday night
with Mis Lee Garner with nine |
persons present The demonstra- 1
tion. t'nderstandinu Our Children
was given by Mrs U. F. Copeland
The hostess served cokes ;.n I a,
sorted cookies The April me.ctim:
will meet with Mr;.. A II . Tall- 1
man.
Born to Mr and Mis. Douglas
Merrill last Monday morning a
daughter Mrs Merrill is with Mr.
and Mrs. C A. Merrill at the pres.
enl The baby is still at the ho
pital receiving attention. We wish
them the best.
Rev. Willie Stilley held ser
vices at the Free Will Baptist
church Sunday morning and Sun
day night.
Mr. and Mrs A. H Tallman are
celebrating their fortieth wedding
anniversary next Sunday after j
noon Their many friends are
wishing for them much happi
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Massotti's chili- !
ren have been ill with the flu. But)
we are glad they are improved. !
Little Colon Pou had the mis
fortune of cutting his hand last
week. We hoi>e he will soon be
okay.
Mr. and Mrs. L. D Springle vis- j
ited Mr and Mrs. C. A. Merrill a
while Sunday afternoon.
PRESCR/Prtofi/S
Whether you think an illness is contagious or not ? call
upon a physician to make sure.
-let l>im make a thorough check of your condition then fol
low his instructions closely; we hope, too that you will bring
the doctor's prescriptions HERE for careful compounding.
Kitten oil (he keys ? scientists find animals are smart
P. /. Bar nam's Mermaid:
Was It Made in Japan?
Kmiaiits of Barnum * Famous Ffjw Mri mailt
\? \? w decline
ST. HON WliNT! Hli. N, N
The famous Kejer mermaid with
?vhieh I'hineas T Harnnin made a
small lot turn* ? century ago an<l
winch ?? credited with tarting
li 1 id on the rn ?I fame ;?:? a show
man ha'. been brought t <? light
again
The present! oddity. believed
to be at least J ?,'J ycaf old. has
thr head, lucast. and ami:, of a
fntia'r monfc?\ ami <!??? tait <?l .?
fish II vva:. acquired by a I' ran
cr?nn - Jriar. I'V Inriaeos 1 1? i
? (h'M' OFM. librarian .?t St liim
vent m e < ollege in New York
Slati Father hcuaeii received
it a. ;< gfit from friend;- who
bought it at an auction nt the
Stanford Whit'* Collection in New
York t'ltv
Tb? Feg'v wnn ml r. now less
than I wo l ???? t long 1 b'iginaHy,
it*, length was Hover to three feef.
but i' h is .!n link and ha:, lor t part
ol it, tail-.
Barmim acquired the mermaid
in the 1840's from Moses Kim
b ill oi thr Ho ton Museum, who
i i turn had bought it from a sail
or The sailor ? father, a sea
captain, purchased it in 1822 irom
.1 ui ollp ot .Mp-mese saltans When
lit w.i, exhibit** I in London in the I
??ame year, hundreds flocked to
view tin* curio
Aiiording to general belief, the
mermaid was the handwork of a
tireless Japanese Harnuni him
self was aware that certain Jap-,
ancsc artists manufactured a j
itreat variety of fabulous animals,
*ii<l he later admitted Ins mer
m 'id was "no doubt a ?pen
???!' \ (?i that curious manufacture
I'.ut lw lik?\l it realism II.
mouth wa- open, its tail turned
over and its arms thrown up, giv
ihu il the appearance of li vuig
died in great agony "
Ti? offset incredulity in mer
?Maul:., Barnum worked up a series !
o| newspaper stone- latum thai,
I a I'rol Griffin. "noted authority
! on anatomy." hud found this p&r
tTular 'pecimen. believed it gen
nine, and wa*. bringing it to New ;
\ ork for exhibition. Barnum,
ifeen engaged ? .Tpceial hall, hired
i bogus "Prof Griffin "
To view I he oddity cost i!!>c. j
the huge throngs that came to see :
the Fejec mermaid assured the
future cirrus man that he had ,
found a gold nunc.
In The Good Old Days
THIKTY rilHKt; \ I AHS AGO
The United States declared a
:-tate of war existed with Ger
many.
< amp Glenn was settled as a mo
bilizaticn point tor North Carolina
troops should they be called into
service again.
Dr C, Ij. Maxwell announced
himself a candidate tor the office
of mayor.
TWfcNTY-HYi: \ v:\ns AGO
David .lone, won the story tell
in? contest held in \lorehcad City
last week when the county com
mencement exeersises were held.
i ?
Hancock Huntley was ad\erti:
ing a two-Uibe radinla for $3j.
Tho price included headphone
and two dry cell radiotrons ( e\
erxthmg exccpt batteries and an-'
tennav It was priced at less than
the cost ot making it at home.
Heaufoit Kealtv corp. was ad
vertising a few lots Mill for sale
in west Beaufoit They offered
free transport ?tioil from Beau
fort.
IfcN M- AHs AGO
Dr. Ben F. Royal was elected
i vice-president of the N. (' Wa
trrway^ association and Aycock
; Brown was elected secrctary-treas
urer when the meeting was held
m Washington, N. C.
F. R. See ley withdrew his name !
from the Democratic ticket for the
state assembly.
An editorial suggested reopen
ing the crab packing plant 111 Mar
| shall berg which had been in use
up until the past three years. |
v
FIVE YEARS AGO
The Hoard of Education reelec
ted J. G. Allen superintendent of
county schools foi the next two
years.
Harry Tyler, Farle Not. Henry
? Hatsel and Charles Hatsell were
announced as first string players
^for the Jaycee soft ball team.
Gas ration coupons had to last
until the middle of June; new red
; stamps for meats and iats were
"es;utiaPle the first week of Ap
ril.
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PELLETIER
April 4 On Monday night
the Pelletier Booster club met. Af
ter the business, the meeting was
turned over to the entertainment
committee. The first speaker was
Mr. Ball, who explained the met h
od of getting telephone service.
Seco-d speaker, Mr. < lark followed
up Mr. Hall's '.peeeli by giving
more facts I; M. Williams, coun
tv agent, ua also present II?* i
spoke on him- mold control and
gave points on hybrid com Mis.
Cillikin. horiie demonstration agent,
reminded I be ladies of the club
meeting to be held Friday evening.
Afterwards refieshme^ts were
served consisting of lemonade, muf
fin and cakes The club gamed
two more -members Mr. and Mrs
?Johnnie Young of Stella.
Mr. and Mr Ben Irving visited
Mr and Mrs. Colon Brow i 011
Sunday.
Mi and Mis Farmer Holland
yisited Mr. and Mrs l?; M. Waters
on Sund'v
Mi . Tom Ketchum and BUI
Brown of Jacksonville were guests
of T T. Rhue 011 Saturday night.
I,cc Sawyer has been ill during
tlm last week
Kenneth t'anfield visited Ml* and
Mrs Worth Watson and family
oil Sunday.
Miss .luahita Brown attended the
A/dca fc tival in Wilmington on
Sunday.
Frentis . Vinson motoi.ed 'o New
Ber ? last week on business
Mis T. T Hluie visited Mrs
Floyd' Meadows of Swansboro 011
Sunda\
There's a News-Times route
open in your community for some
boy or girl who would like to earn
eood money and, while doing so.
learn the fundamentals of modern
business. Any interested boy or
girl i ?; invited to apply in person
at either the Beaufoit or More
bead City office of The News
Times or address a postcard to
Mr. Bill Willis signifying a desire
to operate and manage a News
Tunes route. Mr. Willis will per
sonally instruct the boy or girl.
Mr and Mrs Allen Vinson visi
ted Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Smith on
Sunday.
Mrs Edith Jones motored to
Morehcad City on business .Monday
Mr. and Mrs. Sammie Riggs and
family of Maysville visited Mr. and
Mrs. Woodrow Bright and family
on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Eddie McCausley
visited in Bear Creek Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Steward and
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Morse mo
tored to Morehead City on business
Monday.
Sam Meadows visited his child
ren over the weekend. His daugh
tcr* Shirley Meadows, who is in
nurses draining at High Point, was
home over the weekend
Mr. and Mrs. <\ K. Overman of
Ncbbin, are building a cottage
down on Breezy Point.
Karl Taylor, member of the 4-H
club received a pig from the pig
and calf chain last Thursday.
Mr. "and Mrs. H. T. Merrill and
family visited her mother, Mrs.
K P. Watson 011 Sunday
Mr and Mr? Leon Parker and
family visited Mr. and Mr$. 11. E
Taylor o;i Sunday.
More than one seventh of Utah's
area, or 13,130 square miles, is said
to co itain workable coal deposits
Returns to Norfolk
Nathan H Thon)as, boatswain's
mate, first class, USN, of 401 Kan ' .
St., Beaufort, recently returneif. To
Norfolk, Va., aboard the fleet tug
USS Papago from the combined
armed forces largest peacetime
maneuver, "Operation Portrex,"
which took place in the Jfucrto
Rican area.
Britain is developing crfcdilc
hide production in Kast
1 16 S. Queen St.
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