. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. 182 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND POEBST. but even this was done plaj'fuUy, as though thej didn't care a rap for such stuff. But even in his native wilds the black bear is ex- tremely interesting, and not without some irresistibly amusing traits of character, for if he should happen to visit the lumberman's camp while the latter is abroad, he will handle the jug of molasses he may find there with as much ease as a toper handles a jug of rum. Indeed, he is particular- ly partial to mo- lasses and pork, and hi
. Familiar life in field and forest; the animals, birds, frogs, and salamanders. Zoology. 182 FAMILIAR LIFE IN FIELD AND POEBST. but even this was done plaj'fuUy, as though thej didn't care a rap for such stuff. But even in his native wilds the black bear is ex- tremely interesting, and not without some irresistibly amusing traits of character, for if he should happen to visit the lumberman's camp while the latter is abroad, he will handle the jug of molasses he may find there with as much ease as a toper handles a jug of rum. Indeed, he is particular- ly partial to mo- lasses and pork, and his visits to camp are far from rare. The black bear is quite common in many of the wilder- nesses North and South from Maine to Mississippi. He is yet frequently found in the evergreen forests of the "White, Green, Adirondack, and Catskill Mountains. As recently as last summer, at a house not far from my cottage in the White Mountain region, I had the pleasure of feeding a young one in captivity with a pocketful of ginger snaps, which he took very. The Black Bear in the Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mathews, F. Schuyler (Ferdinand Schuyler), 1854-1938; Underwood, William Lyman, 1864-1929, phot. New York, D. Appleton and Company
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