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and after a time it would constantly cross its arms and grasp with each hand the long hair
that grew just below the opposite shoulder. The great tenacity of its grasp soon diminished,
and I was obliged to invent some means to give it exercise and strengthen its limbs. For this
purpose I made a short ladder of three or four rounds, on which I put it to hang for a quarter
of an hour at a time. At first it seemed much pleased, but it could not get all four hands in a
comfortable position, and, after changing about several times, would leave hold of one hand
after the other, and drop on to the floor. Sometimes when hanging only by two hands, it
would loose one, and cross it to the opposite shoulder, grasping its own hair; and, as this
seemed much more agreeable than the stick, it would then loose the other and tumble down,
when it would cross both and lie on its back quite contentedly, never seeming to be hurt by
its numerous tumbles. Finding it so fond of hair, I endeavoured to make an artificial mother,
by wrapping up a piece of buffalo-skin into a bundle, and suspending it about a foot from
the floor. At first this seemed to suit it admirably, as it could sprawl its legs about and al-
ways find some hair, which it grasped with the greatest tenacity. I was now in hopes that I
had made the little orphan quite happy; and so it seemed for some time, till it began to re-
member its lost parent, and try to suck. It would pull itself up close to the skin, and try about
everywhere for a likely place; but, as it only succeeded in getting mouthfuls of hair and
wool, it would be greatly disgusted, and scream violently, and, after two or three attempts,
let go altogether. One day it got some wool into its throat, and I thought it would have
choked, but after much gasping it recovered, and I was obliged to take the imitation mother
to pieces again, and give up this last attempt to exercise the little creature.
After the first week I found I could feed it better with a spoon, and give it a little more
varied and more solid food. Well-soaked biscuit mixed with a little egg and sugar, and
sometimes sweet potatoes, were readily eaten; and it was a never-failing amusement to ob-
serve the curious changes of countenance by which it would express its approval or dislike
of what was given to it. The poor little thing would lick its lips, draw in its cheeks, and turn
up its eyes with an expression of the most supreme satisfaction when it had a mouthful par-
ticularly to its taste. On the other hand, when its food was not sufficiently sweet or palat-
able, it would turn the mouthful about with its tongue for a moment as if trying to extract
what flavour there was, and then push it all out between its lips. If the same food was con-
tinued, it would set up a scream and kick about violently, exactly like a baby in a passion.
After I had had the little Mias about three weeks, I fortunately obtained a young hare-lip
monkey (Macacus cynomolgus), which, though small, was very active, and could feed itself.
I placed it in the same box with the Mias, and they immediately became excellent friends,
neither exhibiting the least fear of the other. The little monkey would sit upon the other's
