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[Pg iii]THE
SPEECH OF MONKEYS
BY
R. L. GARNER
LONDON
WILLIAM HEINEMANN
1892
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To
MY DEVOTED WIFE
Whose zeal for my success is the light which guides me along thehighway of my labours, and to those earnest friends, Mr. Walter S.Logan, Judge Charles P. Daly, Mr. James Muhlenberg Bailey, Mr. Samuel S.McClure, Hon. O. B. Potter, Dr. Alexander Melville Bell, Hon. John Hay,Professor S. E. Tillman, Mrs. Henry Draper, Mr. J. V. V. Booream, Mr. G.Hilton Scribner, and Mr. B. Schlesinger, who have opened their purse asthey opened their hearts, and afforded me that aid which made itpossible for me to continue my researches. With them I shall gladlyshare the glory of all that my efforts may achieve, and to them, withprofound and affectionate gratitude, this first contribution to Scienceon this subject is justly dedicated by
THE AUTHOR.
PREFACE
I desire here to express my gratitude to The New Review, The NorthAmerican Review, The Cosmopolitan, The Forum, and many of th