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THE GUIDE TO NATURE 



"NEVER DID HIS EXPRESSION' DISPLAY IGNORANCE." 



Then the owl was placed in a cage 

 on the fire escape. From that time 

 on he became a pet of the entire class. 

 They called him "Old Bar" and fur- 

 nished him with enough food for sev- 

 eral owls. The second week he be- 

 came a good eater and it was amusing 

 to see him club about after mice that 

 had been turned loose in the cage from 

 a wire trap. He ate a bat and a mole 

 also a striped lizard but he declined a 



little green snake and seemed to be 

 afraid of a little musk turtle. 



"( )ld Bar" was never playful. He 

 always assumed an attitude of seri- 

 ousness. Never did his expression dis- 

 play ignorance. He seemed to be 

 something of a philosopher since it is 

 declared wise to assume wisdom. 



While his ears were quite large it 

 was very difficult to photograph them. 

 After the second week he became 



"OLD P,AR" PERMITTED SOME FAMILIARITY. 



