. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. e Mole, whose littlehillocks form the best top-dressing, as a sensible farmer onceassured us, to poor lands, that can possibly be given: their softfur has long been mixed with that of the Beaver, in the makingof hats. Allied to Mole, in general conformation, are theShrew Mice, of which two species are natives, the common andtlie Water Shrew {Sorex araneus and fodiens): both theseHedgehog. appear to be widely distributed. Of true Mice there are three distinct sorts:
. The encyclopædia of geography: comprising a complete description of the earth, physical, statistical, civil, and political. e Mole, whose littlehillocks form the best top-dressing, as a sensible farmer onceassured us, to poor lands, that can possibly be given: their softfur has long been mixed with that of the Beaver, in the makingof hats. Allied to Mole, in general conformation, are theShrew Mice, of which two species are natives, the common andtlie Water Shrew {Sorex araneus and fodiens): both theseHedgehog. appear to be widely distributed. Of true Mice there are three distinct sorts: the Common or House Mouse, the Field IMouse, and the Harvest Mouse; thelatter bein<r as destructive to the farmer as the flrst is to the housewife. The Brown andthe Black Rat infest dwellings, and are equally injurious: the latter is known, by the tailbeing longer than the body; whereas, in the Brown Rat, both these parts arc equal. Thepretty little Dormouse {Myoxus avellanarius), like the Squirrel and Jerboa, eats its food inan erect attitude, sitting on its haunches, and usinrr its forefeet as hands. The Water Rat. Book I. ENGLAND, 33S lind Short-tailed Mouse of Pennant (now placed in the genus Arvicold) occur in England :Dut the former is stated not to have been found in tlie northern islands; the latter is a mostdestructive little animal in gardens, where it grubs up seeds, particularly peas, just afterthey have begun to germinate. A few years back, the short-tailed mouse suddenly appearedin immense numbers in the New Forest, and notwithstanding every artifice employed tostop their ravages, they destroyed many thousands of young trees, and devastated wholeacies of young plantations. The Badger is a nocturnal feeder, sleeping in its hole during the day, yet, when attacked,is remarkably quick in its motions, and successful in its defence. If undisturbed, it is harm-less and inoffensive, chiefly subsisting upon vegetables, although it will likewise devour frogsand slugs.
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