, 1875-01-23
SPARKS OF SCIENCE,


singing MICE.
Tho MnntRomor {A!a.) .4drl,f;,or makes not,
of , o;t,t,;us, r,,use fiat ,r .oo,, la+,I,
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~ tn's "A''' ~ .t'.'s teoi "sa' u
excitement BY ita extraordinary vocal pcrforrn-
AuceH. Tic csaa Ia not Unique, for singing mice
have 5ro,n time to time, In tho past far ycarr
ts,u,a ,ndar tho ot,,crvation of tba curaus a,,,,
fclen'lt'c' fe'd"mics distinguish lnemselve'
must frequently by display Of their musical
powers, bnt occasionaIly til, domcs:ic mou.o
(u,us n.usc,.t,tx} reveals siuru,nr anJ pIeaH,nr
f,t,,. f,.,, 'e
'aIa'ss 'sf "onk.
Apoht 'ons yea3h h3e. HF. ". y. ltfShtE' 81
alinncanolia, attnn.. VAS ahtouihl1ed oua evening
by Ho,sg of marvellous beauty" ipsuus from
II c,ouct II, .,,,,u,1 n =, n,,,,o r.n,, H.. ~.
norv mi uona,a,t ,,., ,,' W. t'om ~. nla u
A01 "'u,teu Nv" ss'' III" ii.''' soe uso 'ne
rlat:e and why 1t was singing in the dark On
examining tile closet with 4 ligut, he found. to
le sl:r1,tiHo that tile little pinrer woro
fur ;ns,n,a ~ fc,th.,s ,nt rou aot,slt,.
.. .,.
:. n's,,'r'' Il o"s"c! OF popcorn ha' a''saeteu
tho lttla fellow, md i'e VIA pouring out notes Of
happy exItatIon over bis uurotu:,on GOOD Iurk
vi observed him. " sa~s 3rr, Ir;,kcy, ,.witnont
,,,ar.,,,.;,, -, n ..,. .,;.,..a', @ . e
'"p''o 't' 'o' ti'''''''en' h'' o'e, t''''i 1851
from hlnl. HIS song was not CARP nut con"
tjnuons .ony of musical tono. knl Of fo-'rI-f1-
trpe ,r1o.teo,,-,r.e-,roo, autte varied in pItch
V,;to ,bsa+.,ro liz, ,nnk f,r ,,,,,.i .,,u, Ia
49,. 49, ss,.'.s... ...,.a w. t.-. ,... ~. .e
Was tlt so'n;no', H., ho,sE,Iip"sH' n't, Hnen ho
nhE"'E ~" VI" roo ~ 'f1h' ala Escape Ae "i-
healeu w. .tAe tno l''Hit'cr.ho :, 1sG' sG'.
~ l2oo' 4al y; - L'"aS4a cai,tHrea t'1'"-
III; naus.s "'et iol ne?elM i,S M ,eeh
.AltiHHE ~ euni'tlun4y i'!ie l'':hs anu alsoP-
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'oSa 1.'e sap''se "as secais "a III i ea3e'
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'l,rt si,n cc"a "a ~ tntn;,g I'm Vial !, sa
'lmcs "tlile a. l'A lseaia' u "oH'a Ateldils ca:
a''1 s'nH IN tae hane ptsa.a:
;,.a nae si,o 4 ;,s",r .'."sA & s;'
rirt, nul ha.lnc the .tioi e lis un,utl1 oxu,;.
ly ~ II it ware ute, it i,ibhlsl ad sang hlrl;sl.
taneohsls. it"d7lit' for oil the World hfo ml:i'
.a'.io n'iss'nn .t., ~ Nv! ~ ie If M m
MO I,r Ta.swooH ca,nn +, IN c,ncj,,. ~ Il -,
tho theory IL erroneous which suppose. taat tl,t
SINGING of 1nico ~ Tho result OF tiisease. J IL
eraint 10 unuer Hla ob,fFEaEon WAS III tIeTfe :.