. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 294 THE INSECT-EATING ANIMALS. especrally in youth; and they have a still more dangerous enemy in the Screech-Owls which con- stantly prey upon these animals wherever they can find them. Uses of the The flesh of the Hedgehog is proba- Hedgehog in the bly eaten only by Gypsies and simi- Past. lar wandering tribes, who have in- vented a special mode of cooking it. The "chef" covers the Hedgehog with a thick layer of well kneaded, sticky clay, and puts it into the fire, turn- ing it carefully at regular intervals; As soon as
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 294 THE INSECT-EATING ANIMALS. especrally in youth; and they have a still more dangerous enemy in the Screech-Owls which con- stantly prey upon these animals wherever they can find them. Uses of the The flesh of the Hedgehog is proba- Hedgehog in the bly eaten only by Gypsies and simi- Past. lar wandering tribes, who have in- vented a special mode of cooking it. The "chef" covers the Hedgehog with a thick layer of well kneaded, sticky clay, and puts it into the fire, turn- ing it carefully at regular intervals; As soon as the clay has become hard and dry, the roast is taken out of the fire, set to cool, and then the outer layer is broken off, removing with it all the spines, which are embedded in the earth. The Romans used the bristly skin to card their woollen shawls, and Hedge- hog skins were therefore largely employed as an article of commerce, the gains being so considerable that the trade had 6 , / to be regulated by ^' • "^*' laws passed by the Roman senate. The skin with its spines was also used as a flax-comb. Even to the present day some farmers are said to make use of a Hedgehog skin when they wish to wean a Calf. They tie a piece of the skin to the Calf's nose and leave it to the mother to drive away the young animal, which nat- urally annoys her extremely when it wears such a nose piece. Occasionally a Hedgehog skin in its natural shape is manufactured into a queer, bristly -cap by COMMON AMEAICAN MOLE. The Mole most common in the eastern portion of the United States. Its liabits are in every way similar to those of the Common Mole of Europe, although its burrows are not, perhaps, so elaborately constructed as those of .its European cousin. (Scatops aquaiicus;) i XTbe flDoles. SECOND FAMILY: Tai,pid^. The Insect-Eating animals which follow the Hedgehogs, and which we consider as animals of iairly high order, on account of their forelegs being developed into perfect
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