StNicholas [serial] . tiny shells. Enlarged. The ordinary pin at the left shows comparative size. Will you please tell me what they are, and the habits ofthe animals that lived in them ? From your friend, Winifred Brown. The shells belong to the genus Pisidiitm, agroup of very minute bivalves which live in thesoft mud of mountain streams, pools, and lakes,in Idaho and adjacent states. In the eastern part of the United States they inhabit bogs, lakes, andsmall streams. Dr. Frank C. Bakkr. THE CARE OF DORMICE. London, St. Nicholas : I have had a pair of dormice given to me, and I wa
StNicholas [serial] . tiny shells. Enlarged. The ordinary pin at the left shows comparative size. Will you please tell me what they are, and the habits ofthe animals that lived in them ? From your friend, Winifred Brown. The shells belong to the genus Pisidiitm, agroup of very minute bivalves which live in thesoft mud of mountain streams, pools, and lakes,in Idaho and adjacent states. In the eastern part of the United States they inhabit bogs, lakes, andsmall streams. Dr. Frank C. Bakkr. THE CARE OF DORMICE. London, St. Nicholas : I have had a pair of dormice given to me, and I want to know <^ how to feed them and keepthem generally. I know you are so kindgiving us help, and I can findno books about dormice or Iwould nt bother you. A kindfriend sends us St. Nich-olas every month and we dolike it so much. We havehad it for three years, andhope to have many more vol-umes. Your interested reader,Evelyn dormouse. Dormice are frequently kept as pets in Eng-land and occasionally in this country. Theyare neat and graceful. In a wild state they livein trees and feed on nuts, acorns, seeds, etc. Theprefix dor is from dorm—to doze—because theyare usually torpid in winter, following somewhatthe habit of our woodchuck. In captivity, as pets, dormice may be fed theirusual wild food, or as are other pet mice. Astandard English book on pet mice says: The feeding of fancy mice is a mere trifle, their costof keep being much less than that of birds. Canary andmillet seed make a good staple food ; milk should be givendaily, as it is both fattening and conditioning, and alsomice need to drink just as other animals do. Any kindsof biscuits, nuts, a bit of sweet apple or pear, are liked,and small branches or pieces of soft wood to gnaw shouldalways be given, or the teeth may become overgrown. DRIED UP STRAWBERRIES. W , North Carolina. Dear St. Nicholas : Why are the seeds of some straw-berries clo
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