 I believe that it arises very much from the fact that hitherto we have tried to teach animals, rather than to learn from them— to convey our ideas to them, rather than to devise any language, or code of signals, by means of which they might communicate...  The American Naturalist - Page 4391884Full view - About this book
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1886 - 666 pages
...hitherto we have tried to teacli animals, rather than to learn from them — to convey our ideas to them, rather than to devise any language or code of signals...means of which they might communicate theirs to us. The former may be more important from a utilitarian point of view, though even this is questionable,... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1884 - 662 pages
...hitherto we have tried to teach animals rather than to learn from them, — to convey our ideas to them, rather than to devise any language, or code of signals,...instructive, but it does not carry us very far. Under these circumstances it has occurred to me whether some such system as that followed with deafmutes,... | |
 | 1884 - 914 pages
...hitherto we have tried to teach animals, rather than to learn from them— to convey our ideas to them, rather than to devise any language, or code of signals,...instructive, but it does not carry us very far. Under these circumstances, it has occurred to me whether some such system as that followed by deaf-mutes,... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1884 - 754 pages
...hitherto we have trie! to teach animals rather than to le^rn from them, — to convey our ideas to them, rather than to devise.- any language, or code of signals,...former process is interesting and instructive, but it doesv-not carry us very far. Under these circumstmces it has occurred to me whether some such system... | |
 | 1884 - 902 pages
...them — to convey oar ideas to them, rather than to devise toy language, or code of signals, by mean* of which they might communicate theirs to us. No doubt,...instructive, but it does not carry us very far. Under these circumstances, it has occurred to me whether some such system as that followed by deaf-mates,... | |
 | Stephen Tillinghast Hammond - 1885 - 186 pages
...from them — to convey our ideas to them rather than to devise any language, or code of signals, by which they might communicate theirs to us. No doubt...instructive, but it does not carry us very far. " Under these circumstances, it has occurred to me whether some such system as that followed with deaf mutes,... | |
 | 1886 - 574 pages
...hitherto we have tried to teach animals rather than to learn from them — to convey our ideas to them rather than to devise any language or code of signals...means of which they might communicate theirs to us. The former may be more important from a utilitarian point of .view, though even this is questionable,... | |
 | Sir Norman Lockyer - 1886 - 884 pages
...hitherto we have tried to leach animals, rather than to learn from them — to convey our ideas to them, rather than to devise any language or code of signals...means of which they might communicate theirs to us. The former may be more important from a utilitarian point of view, though even this is questionable,... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1888 - 400 pages
...hitherto we have tried to teach animals, rather than to learn from them — to convey our ideas to them, rather than to devise any language or code of signals...means of which they might communicate theirs to us. The former may be more important from a utilitarian point of view, though even this is questionable,... | |
 | Sir John Lubbock - 1889 - 392 pages
...rather than to learn from them — to convey our ideas to EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB. 273 them, rather than to devise any language or code of signals...by means of which they might communicate theirs to ua The former may be more important from a utilitarian point of view, though even this is questionable,... | |
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