BLESMOL, MOLE RAT AND SAND MOLE 



The Blesmols and Mole Rats possess eyes, but 

 they are very small, and the vision is exceedingly 

 limited. The tail has almost vanished, being 

 represented by a short stump, covered with hair. 



These animals are wonderful examples of how the 

 various parts of the body become modified to suit 

 the changing conditions or habits of life. It is 

 easy to understand that with increased use a part 

 will develop, and another through lack of use will 

 become atrophied ; but we cannot advance a reason 

 why each and every part of the body grows and shapes 

 itself in such a way that it becomes a perfect instru- 

 ment for the purpose for which it is intended ; nor 

 what it is that determines the protective coloration 

 of plants, insects and animals. 



It is futile for any man to argue that the evolution 

 of life is a matter of blind chance, and that in the 

 struggle the fittest survive. Granted the fittest, 

 mentally and physically, do survive ; the study 

 of life upon this planet nevertheless makes it clear 

 that there is a moulding, fashioning, purposeful 

 Intelligence at the back of it all, and that intelligent, 

 mysterious Power or Force we humbly and rever- 

 entially bow to and know as God the Creator. 



Mole Rats and Blesmols of one species or another 

 occur in all parts of South Africa, and even in the 

 centre of the Kalahari Desert, where their mounds 

 may be found at least a hundred miles from water. 



There are several methods by which the Blesmol 

 and Mole Rat may be destroyed. Carefully remove 

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