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The male I saw Jenny untying a very difficult knot — the sailor on board the ship could not puzzle her — with aid of teeth & hands.— Descent 1838 ¹⁰⁴

It was very curious to see her take bread from a visitor, & before eating every time, look up to keeper see whether, this was permitted & eat it.— good case of association.— Listened with great attention to Harmonicon & readily put it when guided to her own mouth.— seemed to relish the smell of Verbena & Pocket Handerchief & liked the taste of Peppermint.—

Perfect understand voice.— will do anything.— will take & give food to Tommy, or anything of any sort.— I saw Tommy picking his

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nose with a straw.— Jenny will often do a thing, which she had been told not to do.— when she thinks keeper will not see her.— but is then knows she has done wrong & will hide herself.— I do not know whether fear or shame.— When she thinks she is going to be whipped, will cover herself with straw, or with a blanket.— these cases of commonly using, foreign bodies, for end. most important step in progression. —