The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-04-24

From lAs CAscseo Record. Herald
Most people suppose mole 70 be dumb
but " 10 not. A mole can give a sound 20
shrill that II hasn't any effect on the human
ear at all. and another sound 40 low and soft
that no human being can hear &C. Yet q
weasel can hear both these sounds a. plainly
~ you can the report Of gun. and q sound
registering machine the pbonautosrap h.
VIII show them both. with scores Of other
sou nds you are deaf TO-
Tho usual note OF the mole Is a low purr.
which II uses good deal while at work nder-
ground. and It can also shout at the top Of II.
voice. II hurt or alarmed: but though It
shouted and purred In your ear you wouldn't
hear II. The sound-reSister. however. with
Its delicate pencil that marks the volume Of
sound on a paper. gives the quality OF both
sounds
A weasel, too. which Is one Of the moie's
enemies. can hear these sounds through o
couple Of inches Of earth. and often catches
the mole when he throws up his hillocks OF
earth The common field mouse, too. has q
purr that Is altogether beyond you. though
you can hear him squeak plainly enough IL
he Is hurt. A death's-head moth. too. can
squeak. but that n done by rubbing his wings
together. and IL not voice at all
But the champion OF all creatures for good
hearing and one that can hear a sound that
Is over a hundred degrees beyond our own
h'u'N' IN tlit 'oInHipH tuTutD, anu you may
often smuse yourself by watching him at its
He can hear lobworm moving underground.
locate him by the noise and haul him out
Often you may see thrush stand per.
listen 2 msf. S" Ssun nis 81 .t aas
and haul out A fat lob worm. Even the star
nS whG ab! su s ut th the size Of thrush
common Honesty: ks follow ihe Young
thrurhes about on their worm hunts. and
steals the worms from than a. rs
are caught
As for the smells you can't smell, they
II you, want an example. so on your knees In
2, field where there, are psrtridees and see
% S" even sshy dead o oseea an yh nch
from your nose
They have no scent to you But IL you
across Held AZ fS speed S' and n sad Sd
stop as y shot, tail outstretched and body
ts o0s p the s all he caught
away waited 70 him by the wind. He. and
most ,, other doss-oan smell lark as far as
but Il YOU choose. you can make. yourself
s sn 80 pSr cent better by wettine your
damped o nostriIaiiks nd the 'oao no VIII M
Coming to the feelings you oannot FEEL. per-
can feel Snnt sstis on your skin. Su. not
eHen "a. % Of hs and ,bS YOU
irritation begins
But watch one OF those midses lisht on q
horses fank-thouRh they do not weigh the
so oo0th OF a drachrl- and you will see the
horse give a,s WHOLE skin q twist. round
of Even though he has a shaggy coat he
can feel that nudge aliSht
Besides these limits to your everyday !
Senses however. there are several senses
which You haven got at all. but which plenty
OF other creatures have One is the sense OF
weather Yo. cannot tell sy any sense
will be the day after Tomorrow but animals
can, for they carry natural barometers In their
brains. When frost, for instance has la sted
a week or two. and all the meadows are bound
up. you will find irsect-feedinR birds that
have gone to the mudbanks o. estuaries. NOV
before the first signs OF thaw