Produced by David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) LOLA or The Thought and Speech of Animals BY HENNY KINDERMANN TRANSLATED BY AGNES BLAKE WITH A CHAPTER ON THINKING ANIMALS BY DR. WILLIAM MACKENZIE METHUEN & CO. LTD. 36 ESSEX STREET W.C. LONDON _First Published in this translation in 1922_ Transcriber's Note: There are three mathematical "square roots" found in this text; the "roots" are shown as [3rt], [121rt] and [10,000rt]. Numerals that are printed as superscript are indicated by being preceeded by a caret (^). PREFACE It is hoped that this little work may assist in the search along the dark path upon which many a poet and--in later times--many an investigator has set his feet. It would not be worthy of us, whom science and technical ability has raised to so high an intellectual position as explorers of Nature in every field--should we neglect anything however trivial, deeming it as beneath our notice. We know so much about all that lies around us: the manner in which the cells build our bodies; how the juices circulate within the plant. We feel Nature to be ensouled, to be a spiritual entity--and yet--it is only her corporeal life with which we are intimate. Therefore let us now turn our eyes to new horizons, so that the human spirit may be in a position to extend its search, doing so with knowledge and understanding. What is imperative is that we should investigate to what degree the higher animals have been dowered with sensibility, and to what extent this can be utilized: whether it can crystallize--so to speak--into what is known to us as _thought_. My own work of investigation was undertaken 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