tree to another. Opossums are quiet harmless 

 animals, and are very pretty and graceful in 

 appearance. Their coats are thick and woolly, 

 and for these furry coverings many thousands 

 are killed every year. In our own country the 

 skins are much used for rugs, muffs and tippets 

 and they are also largely exported to other 

 countries. The flesh is eaten by people living 

 in the bush. The Aborigines when cooking 

 the Opossum place it ; n a blazing fire without 

 the least preparation, when the fur is well 

 singed and the skin burnt, it is considered to 

 be cooked and fit for eating, and is a welcome 

 meal for the blackman his lubra, pickanin- 

 nies and dingoes. 



