THEMAPPINEDLIFE
\"TheseMappinTerracesattheZoologicalGardensareagreatimprovementontheoldstyleofwild-beastcage，\"saidMrs。JamesGurtleberry，puttingdownanillustratedpaper；\"theygiveonetheillusionofseeingtheanimalsintheirnaturalsurroundings。I
wonderhowmuchoftheillusionispassedontotheanimals？\"
\"Thatwoulddependontheanimal，\"saidherniece；\"ajungle-fowl，forinstance，wouldnodoubtthinkitslawfuljunglesurroundingswerefaithfullyreproducedifyougaveitasufficiencyofwives，agoodlyvarietyofseedfoodandants\'eggs，acommodiousbankoflooseearthtodustitselfin，aconvenientroostingtree，andarivalortwotomakemattersinteresting。Ofcoursethereoughttobejungle-catsandbirdsofpreyandotheragenciesofsuddendeathtoaddtotheillusionofliberty，butthebird\'sownimaginationiscapableofinventingthose——lookhowadomesticfowlwillsquawkanalarmnoteifarookorwoodpigeonpassesoveritsrunwhenithaschickens。\"
\"Youthink，then，theyreallydohaveasortofillusion，ifyougivethemspaceenough——\"