a blind man was accustomed to distinguishing different animals by touching them with his hands. the whelp of a wolf was brought him, with a request that he would feel it, and say what it was. he felt it, and being in doubt, said: “i do not quite know whether it is the cub of a fox, or the whelp of a wolf, but this i know full well. it would not be safe to admit him to the sheepfold.”

evil tendencies are shown in early life.