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his past experiences are recorded, and with its help he 

 will be able to repeat what he has experienced in the 

 past. The animal or plant not only inherits the features, 

 form and constitution of the parent but also the intellect; 

 that is to say, it will also inherit the parents' habits, ac- 

 tions and mental qualities. The young muskrat or beaver 

 will inherit not only the form of its parents but also theii 

 architectural skill. It will build houses over the water 

 on the prairie marshes and streams, from mud and grass. 

 The houses will be of such size as will be necessary to 

 take care of the family. If it is a large family, a large 

 house will be provided. The house of the muskrat will 

 usually have two rooms; one will be a dry, cozy, warm 

 place where they sleep, the other will be a place a little 

 lower down where they eat. If not disturbed by man or 

 mink during the winter they would lead a very cozy and 

 comfortable life in the most severe prairie climate, in the 

 fiercest snow storms, with a temperature forty below 

 zero. In what way does this house of the muskrat differ 

 from the log, brush and sod houses of man? 



When the early settlers first came to Minnesota, they 

 dug holes in the side of a hill and covered them with brush 

 and grass, because they could not get any lumber. They 

 were then cave-dwellers. The fox also dug holes in the 

 ground, but he never covered his holes with anything. 

 He was a cave-dweller also. The badger was more like 

 the early settlers. He dug holes and covered them with 

 earth and grass when he retired for the winter. Before 

 any crops were raised, the early settler and the fox led a 

 similar life. They both had to hunt for a living. Two or 

 three years later, the early settlers improved upon this 

 primitive cave-dwelling, and put up one on a plan sim- 

 ilar to the muskrat. They built a two-room house on 

 top of the ground out of the material at hand, which was 



