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bling little bites, or sometimes taking larger bites and 

 chewing them. When the one part was eaten, he 

 scurried around, hunting the other portion, which 

 he ate in the same way. If he had an abundance 

 of corn, he would eat the crown out of several 

 kernels, instead of eating an entire one. When 

 a kernel of rice popcorn was given him, instead 

 of beginning at the crown to nibble (the crown is 

 very hard), he began at the softer base. 



We expected him to go into raptures over his 

 first bit of cheese, this being considered a mouse's 

 great luxury, but he disappointed us. He nibbled 

 a little from it occasionally, but in a half-hearted 

 way. 



He was very fond of cake. One could almost 

 hear him smack his jaws in satisfaction when he 

 got hold of a piece. He would hold it up in his 

 paws, if not too heavy, and eat it in much the same 

 way that he ate the corn. If the piece were too 

 large, he put his head down to it, using his paws 

 in turning it. His hands seemed as necessary to 

 him, for feeding himself, as do ours. We never 

 saw him eat anything without bringing them into 

 use to hold the food in a good position for nibbling. 



We watered Jim in a little glass salt cellar. He 



