Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-06-21

/ Skctcn 10 perfect an ouOr tnot renders
him as safe from harm as ii ne were
locked up in British tank. The rra-
| lization that no one. man or beast. is
| going To say him nay. has served Ia
make HIM n tritiing arrogant when In
the presence of these animals that
would GLADLY make a meal OF him were
| he not So highly seasoned. AZ for man
| he fears him least OF all. and he cross
encc. and with diGniticd composurr
| that never fails to gain him free and
undisturhrd passage.
so sure Is lie of the efficacy OF his
hidden weapon that he stalks abroad
with the air OF one owning the earth.
| and king Of all he surveys II IL only
when lahoring under some mental OK
! ritcmcnt. such as sudden fear or
anger, that he transforms the land
Scape into one vast smell. So If onr
could always manage 10 keep him In n
good humor and do nothing to rufflr
his feelings. We know OF no more in
tcresting fellow among our native AMI
| mails. The glands that secrctc this
terrible fluid are located under the
| base of his tail. and 10y sudden muscu-
| lar contraction, IL can he thrown some
ten feet. Ii Is discharged In the form
OF Il very fine spray. and 50 powerful
is il that two or three drops are SUI
Iirirnt 10 perfume the air Tor Il mile
around. II is intensely volatile. and
h" instant II is exposed 10 the atmos-
phcrr il evaporatrs. and that particu-
lar part Of the country becoming unin-
hahitablr. and the air no longr fit
tor breathing purposes. Leaving out
this drawback, which must he con-
rcsscd, is Il serious one. the polecat Is
a very beautiful. very harmless and
very useful animal. The unnumbrr-
cd field mice. beetles. snakes and other
harmful pests he destroys. more than
pay the farmer for the occasional
| chicken he may loot. In regions where
hops are raised hc renders the farmer
n distinct service I'm hunting and eat
ing the large gruhs that are so de-
structivc To the roots OF the plant. II
IS probable that In the distant past
before hc went into the pcrfum-
animals. was compelled TO hc forever
on the alert TO escape the sudden at
tack Of som" enemy. so his muscles
w"r" hard and his flesh lean and firm.
But finding that hc no longer had To
| exert himself. hut that he was safe
under all circumstances, hc has grown
fat and lazy, and spends most Of his
time lsaiing around the woodland res
tanIants. icasting on tn" good things
| that nature has provided.
Ills summer home is usually in n
burn ow under some stump. log or piIr
Of rocks. If he should come across :,
| woodchlrk's hole that strikes his fan
cy, he just moves in. and when the
| owner of the burrow finds out who the
| intruder Is. he turns over the premises
without n word, and quietly hits tn,
trail for a healthier part OF the coun-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
folks, he likes to have things COM
Portable. so back in the far end of the
/ burrow IL a big. luxurious couch OF
| leaves and GRASSES. Here I'm the carly
spring the young arc born. and when
they are about half grown. they come
on, and follow their mother i'm strag-
Cling Indian file, as she drifts along in
the twilight. in her lcisurcly. unhurricd
way. Knowing that hc IL more than n
match for any creature that has To
breath" the air. the pOlrcat has lost the
wildn"Ss that charactcriZcs the small
folks of IN" woods. and has hcconr al
most hrazcn in his holdnrss.--c. \. d..
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