ertaken in a spirit entirely devoid of prejudice;
and what I have so far discovered I now place in the hands of the
reader, asking him to bring the same unbiased and objective attitude of
mind to bear when reading these pages. It is my hope that they may
arouse his interest and instil that broader attitude of thought which
should lead to further investigation, since a question so serious and
important does not permit of being lightly set aside.

I have given a short preliminary account of earlier investigations
undertaken in this field of research, before inviting the reader to
accompany me along the path I myself pursued into this New Land.

HENNY KINDERMANN

CONTENTS

CHAPTER PAGE

I. THOUGHT CAPACITY IN ANIMALS 1

_The Dogs: Rolf_ 5
_Ilse_ 15
_Heinz_ 18
_Harras_ 20
_Roland_ 22

II. MY PREVIOUS ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE SUBJECT 23

III. LOLA 30

IV. BEGINNING THE TUITION 35

V. CONTINUED TUITION 43

VI. SENSE OF TIME 54

VII. CALCULATING TIME 59

VIII. SIGHT 63

IX. HER PERFECT SENSE FOR SOUND 70

X. SCENT 74

XI. SENSITIVENESS OF THE SKIN 79

XII. FORECASTING THE WEATHER 84

XIII. ADVANCED ARITHMETIC 89

XIV. WORKING WITH OTHER PERSONS 94

XV. THE QUESTION OF POSSIBLE INFLUENCE 97

XVI. ALTERATIONS AND MEMORY 102

XVII. THE CONNEXION OF IDEAS 110

XVIII. SPONTANEOUS REPLIES 113

XIX. WRONG AND UNCERTAIN ANSWERS 116

XX. MATTERS WHICH, SO FAR, ARE UNACCOUNTED FOR,
OR UNEXPLAINED