, 1869-07-04

The most dIllgent and Instructive historian OF
oss e1 sH snat esme 10 ths ain Of b. F9eneH ReVo
iuuup. betook hlmreu to the country, and, from
being the attendant on Count, became The blogs
rAphe1 af this humble animal
We shall nres bticuy describe the adaptation Of
tts structure to is haNts- The tonJ framework
u tct In motion bJ very poWcEfnl muscles: t4psc 2p
vide hand, which Is the great lnstrumrnt Of Sc
Ei.un, and petfoIms the o11cea Of pleka1e and
when clothed with The 1nteguncuts, the nngcss arc
nj mu11ie of The mole il e7idently a delicate
nfKap u{ touch, A art also the large and broat
bands and iect; md the tail has much sensitive
;1ess to give notice to the animal Of the approach
q M a,tesk nom behind. lts tate Ano anetl:
Is Altnost tudhDentsrJ- The little eye 10 80 hidden
in The fur that Its very e1iS,euee was for lonI
optrstinS anly a. : farming 10 the animal on It's
emerging Into The light indeed, more Aeute vision
woasd only hAve been an encnuhrauce- II the
atute, and Tic t,mpanun rer7 large, though there
Il no external exr, perhaps bccause the carth rs
ai+ts considerably 10 vibration The foroIeet are
10 scoup out t6e earn 70 FORM its hnhatstion or
behind the sn.n% Tns bEsass ~ :, boae IN II
tough as only 10 be cat b. sharp knife Tho
hstr 'gvesy nhor1 and close ses, and softer than
the hncst s.ls; color black: some spotted and
cream culortd. Tht ha1r IL yielding: had It been
atfpng. as 10 the mt or mouse, II would doab1y
nsve retarded the progress Of the creature; nr6t
u ehone m tne raller1es bT rsmoT1nF tie ioose
eutth 1lo ram ny the he .;tfes and etu1n11 'o0'S
1s,..as .nr,.-.. ~ ,,o,s ~. ,,' ..s.., -
EnxtIs md ~o11ns IN the nighttime among the
Ths rro,A shaWs 1,sat Nr1 m st1ntniny a. xorm
which 1t a1wsys Goes bc1o1e It eats It, BY stripping
the sk1n from END 70 end, and equeeztng out the
oths1 .nsnss ~ e11si. rhich - nhiigsn n al Il
such aho1t intervals a. tbs mole, ten or twelve
:. ,nc ~ - MIN ssTe II fies Tnrfe] Tesis =.
asS4o moes s1e shu, tut up M @ food.
aap 80. sp,r -, s1onn X. nai,v WrTen ~
~ ~ nss ~ sn ~ n; ~ 80 e,nn n, MeW1 ~
~: Z. yosse.Y @stss nc mole gre.s asaaheF:
Afon ~ 0lxaSs saIaen ~ ~ !oIu ~ " GI :
t Wei,. Tnea ns.e "a ~ peen sesn bn.
1uL
10 a1Fcd proof Of the rapidity with which the
p Ws,eoed al b. e orportuntg y nd Nnsa tic sntnan
~ns on its feed at one OF the most distant psnts
from It's aanctuarJ or forrexa 70 which point the
so1rpe @ oi sass % rad, between tie sntmsi and tae
1of1I.Ak1 6eEef1I 1kQe camp colotI ." 70 epc49!
the nRd Of eRch being gd1w, And the nag = III
q p.per. q certain distanceA ne etaFs psneuAs-
ting dONu INTO t1e pAx21xt Set tho end Of lhA
Bunse11nneous Iosd he insef1eo 1oln me mouth,
peoe o. Hnea e5ooa CIT .! s1e sIo93na. 3u. & Mnea ~
MssIaay - soo,t onM snsa ua's loGu sao9Sn 4 y
&n 81 ~ s.4,1 .as q. me. 4; 1Tr
nen1 une nste aAs M n;as aE ~
SSI.Snsss so ~ ea1.e% ~us @tSs - ~
49, ~. - ~, sse4.snrt eSq+nat 49, ~
Aoa e1e 1 = .s s.k4 As ~ s 3
sn.". =. = n,11 1900 ny ~t ~ 40 .fo1 ~
morse II Rooa tosauo 1pe.
IN The domain O. W noe sne prncpA 1otnt y
the eaottation, Or fortress oonsuncted under
considerable hlnoek russo IN ecne aecnfe pl1ce,
o!ten nt he root o. uee of. nno1 bank.
The dome Of tbs IozUeas u oI faf1n, oeazEn bJ
Loe moe.archlseG nta ca2puGs and solta 1sste-
which oonmun1e.tes With s@a,les upper gaueE5
~ means Of nve pass1TeA Withn nc iow0 EA-
ie 3 ne thannsf q do1miot5 Mn.cn 9ss aoeess
proprietor reaches ne oppsoaase eaa' Of The e.
HSn & ~ 1T1 oa9p a411 a 1 "a
exten1tnE u his seafeh foE food: this haA been
t-ned the A.ns,n9 9,na'd, Anotnst t,ea fpsa e.
ten1h. NY aosL"Au enn s0en W seno sne vpea
passasE opGn on tso me e1ss e,ts9a5 g. sH'
Ie1J. flom kue na5AlAoon 5o1A SAt!aeo out,
nealt1 BuaR0t- ana connected VIII tnt eneamp.
which open into It on each etds In diameter the
Tnad e11 eds NE 6edy o! NOE: M II a1e ~ -!
net semM & 81 IL tso moles pssng Eel othe{. Ins
/ SIDES become smooth md compact. Sometimes !
mole will l1s cut sceopd or eren ntFd road
OF several tntlr1dual1 use Gee 1uad tn conmon,
tneasn ,neon .ns; hste aeass On eaea o'ne' non''
,c.s o asi res nfe H. ~ nes.t ne1 n
tny nse rhsn ne e1sa &
Il Il ass aIrster or lees depth. ncc17uI1V to tic
nnsj,f1 If fhe snl or other ctrcu tustnncek When
II ia CARED under & road or stream, foot ana
nn nnNs tf,e Iitt,t rnstnesrfrc yna.e car m tho
s,h,er1neop5 woTts pecesssSS for his support,
trnrsi,ina and corfnrts md III tuuneiT reTs.f hi
~ 1,r,i.tr, "the atpndance of es33nwormx, drier.
49, r. ~ r.sfcr a. ~ Isss 6cnsh RI tnr aiIcr. and
ses sese se sre eJ D. rftn oPrs of tood IL ros