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tions his experiments with some squirrels which fre- 
quented a box of nuts that his father supplied for 
them during the winter. As I have never myself 
observed this, I wish to quote from this eminent 
authority: 
“They were extremely fond of music, and it affected 
them in a peculiar manner. Some were not only 
fascinated, but actually spellbound, by the music-box 
or guitar. And one particularly weak minded indi- 
vidual was so unrefined in his taste that if I advanced 
slowly, whistling ‘Just before the Battle, Mother,’ 
in as pathetic a tone as I could muster for the occa- 
sion, he would permit me even to stroke his back, 
sometimes expressing his pleasure by making a low 
purring sound. This was a Gray, and I several times 
approached and stroked him as above described. I 
once succeeded in getting near enough to a Black to 
touch him, whereupon he instantly came to his senses © 
and fled. When listening to music, they all acted in 
very much the same way. They all sat bolt upright, 
inclining a little forward (and if eating a nut, were 
sure to drop it), letting the fore paws hang listlessly 
over the breast, and, turning the head to one side in 
a bewildered sort of a way, assumed a most idiotic 
expression.” 
From August until November we may become 
